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    sectary
    /ˈsɛktəri/

    noun

    • 1. a member of a religious or political sect.

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › sectarySectary Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    noun. sec· ta· ry ˈsek-tə-rē. plural sectaries. : a member of a sect. Word History. First Known Use. 1556, in the meaning defined above. Time Traveler. The first known use of sectary was in 1556. See more words from the same year. Dictionary Entries Near sectary. sectarist. sectary. sectator. See More Nearby Entries. Cite this Entry. Style.

  3. www.dictionary.com › browse › sectarySECTARY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Sectary definition: a member of a particular sect, especially an adherent of a religious body regarded as heretical or schismatic.. See examples of SECTARY used in a sentence.

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › sectarySectary - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Definitions of sectary. noun. a member of a sect. synonyms: sectarian, sectarist. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Sectary." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/sectary. Accessed 04 Jul. 2024. Copy citation. Examples from books and articles. loading examples... Word Family. sectary sectaries.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSECTARY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    1. a member of a particular sect, esp. an adherent of a religious body regarded as heretical or schismatic. 2. a Protestant of nonconformist denomination, esp. a minor one. 3. a person zealously devoted to a particular sect.

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › sectarySectary - definition of sectary by The Free Dictionary

    A sectary is a member of a sect or a dissenter from an established church. Find out the origin, usage and related words of sectary in this online dictionary.

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSECTARIAN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    a person who very strongly supports the religious or political group that they are a member of, in a way that may cause problems with people from other groups: We have to stand up for the moderates against the extremists and the sectarians. More examples.

  8. www.oed.com › dictionary › sectary_adjsectary, adj. & n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    Sectary can be an adjective or a noun, meaning related to a sect or a secretarial position. Learn about its origin, pronunciation, frequency, and related words in the Oxford English Dictionary.