He was the fifth person to be killed in sectarian violence last week...
The police said the murder was sectarian.
...both sides of the sectarian divide.
English dictionary. 2008.
Sectarian — Sec*ta ri*an, a. Pertaining to a sect, or to sects; peculiar to a sect; bigotedly attached to the tenets and interests of a denomination; as, sectarian principles or prejudices. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sectarian — [adj] narrow minded, exclusive bigoted, clannish, cliquish, dissident, doctrinaire, dogmatic, factional, fanatic, fanatical, hidebound, insular, limited, local, nonconforming, nonconformist, parochial, partisan, provincial, rigid, schismatic,… … New thesaurus
sectarian — ► ADJECTIVE 1) concerning or deriving from a sect or sects. 2) carried out on the grounds of membership of a sect or other group: sectarian killings. ► NOUN ▪ a member or follower of a sect. DERIVATIVES sectarianism noun … English terms dictionary
Sectarian — Sec*ta ri*an, n. One of a sect; a member or adherent of a special school, denomination, or religious or philosophical party; one of a party in religion which has separated itself from established church, or which holds tenets different from those … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sectarian — index heretic, one sided, parochial, partisan (adjective), partisan (noun), specific Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C … Law dictionary
sectarian — (adj.) 1640s, originally applied by Presbyterians to Independents, from M.L. sectarius, from secta (see SECT (Cf. sect)) … Etymology dictionary
sectarian — *heretic, schismatic, dissenter, nonconformist Analogous words: *enthusiast, zealot, fanatic, bigot … New Dictionary of Synonyms
sectarian — [sek ter′ē ən] adj. [< SECTARY + AN] 1. of or characteristic of a sect 2. devoted to, or prejudiced in favor of, some sect 3. narrow minded; limited; parochial n. 1. Obs. an apostate from an established church … English World dictionary
sectarian — sec|tar|i|an [sekˈteəriən US ˈter ] adj 1.) sectarian violence/conflict/murder etc violence etc that is related to the strong feelings of people who belong to different religious groups ▪ people on both sides of the sectarian divide in Northern… … Dictionary of contemporary English
sectarian — sec|tar|i|an [ sek teriən ] adjective 1. ) caused by disagreements among people from different religious groups: sectarian violence/killing/hatred etc.: Sectarian violence poses a real threat to the stability of the country. 2. ) taking one side… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
