"sectarian" meaning in English

See sectarian in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /sɛkˈtɛəɹi.ən/ [Received-Pronunciation], /sɛkˈtɛɹi.ən/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-sectarian.ogg , en-au-sectarian.ogg Forms: more sectarian [comparative], most sectarian [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɛəɹiən Etymology: From Medieval Latin sectarius + -an. Its corresponding etymology per the first sense is sect + -arian. Etymology templates: {{af|en|sectarius|-an|lang1=ML.}} Medieval Latin sectarius + -an, {{suf|en|sect|arian}} sect + -arian Head templates: {{en-adj}} sectarian (comparative more sectarian, superlative most sectarian)
  1. Of, relating to, or partial to a sect. Translations (of, or relating to a sect): աղանդավորական (aġandavorakan) (Armenian), сектантски (sektantski) (Bulgarian), sectari (Catalan), sekterisk (Danish), sektarisch (Dutch), sektiererisch (German), Sekten- [prefix] (German), sekterisk (Norwegian Bokmål), sekterisk (Norwegian Nynorsk), секта́нтский (sektántskij) (Russian), sectario (Spanish), mezhepsel (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-sectarian-en-adj-Wm3hOlnq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -an, English terms suffixed with -arian, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 84 7 5 1 2 2 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -an: 65 5 16 0 7 7 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -arian: 65 5 16 0 7 7 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 71 4 14 0 6 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 81 7 6 0 3 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 87 2 5 0 3 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 37 21 15 4 4 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 42 14 17 4 4 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 42 14 17 4 4 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 34 21 14 3 3 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 58 10 13 3 3 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 63 6 18 0 7 7 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 57 10 15 6 6 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 38 15 18 4 4 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 76 6 7 2 2 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 72 5 12 0 6 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 78 3 12 0 4 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 43 14 18 4 3 18 Disambiguation of 'of, or relating to a sect': 95 3 2 0
  2. Dogmatic or partisan. Translations (dogmatic or partisan): sektářský (Czech), parteiisch (German), dogmatisch (German), секта́нтский (sektántskij) (Russian), sectario (Spanish), sekter (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-sectarian-en-adj-pWa8h~RT Disambiguation of 'dogmatic or partisan': 1 97 3 0
  3. Parochial or narrow-minded. Translations (parochial or narrow-minded): sectari (Catalan), engstirnig (German), beschränkt (German), eng (German), provinziell (German), секта́нтский (sektántskij) (Russian), sectario (Spanish), sekter (Turkish), bağnaz (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-sectarian-en-adj-jpetp5qn Disambiguation of 'parochial or narrow-minded': 0 2 91 7
  4. Bigoted. Translations (bigoted): voreingenommen (German), eifernd (German), bigott (German), stur (German), engstirnig (German), секта́нтский (sektántskij) (Russian), sectario (Spanish), sekter (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-sectarian-en-adj-MWeMLAF8 Disambiguation of 'bigoted': 0 0 13 87
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: anti-sectarian, counter-sectarian, postsectarian

Noun

IPA: /sɛkˈtɛəɹi.ən/ [Received-Pronunciation], /sɛkˈtɛɹi.ən/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-sectarian.ogg , en-au-sectarian.ogg Forms: sectarians [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛəɹiən Etymology: From Medieval Latin sectarius + -an. Its corresponding etymology per the first sense is sect + -arian. Etymology templates: {{af|en|sectarius|-an|lang1=ML.}} Medieval Latin sectarius + -an, {{suf|en|sect|arian}} sect + -arian Head templates: {{en-noun}} sectarian (plural sectarians)
  1. A member of a sect. Translations (member of a sect): աղանդավոր (aġandavor) (Armenian), сектант (sektant) [masculine] (Bulgarian), Sektenmitglied [neuter] (German), Angehöriger einer Sekte [masculine] (German), Sektenangehöriger [masculine] (German), секта́нт (sektánt) [masculine] (Russian), секта́нтка (sektántka) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-sectarian-en-noun-hHK2alUp Disambiguation of 'member of a sect': 100 0
  2. A bigot. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-sectarian-en-noun-SrudekxE Disambiguation of People: 1 24 24 0 0 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: sectarianism, sectarianize

Inflected forms

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      "code": "es",
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      "word": "sectarianize"
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      "word": "աղանդավոր"
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