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Definition of sectarian adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

sectarian

adjective

NAmE//sɛkˈtɛriən//

[usually before noun] (often disapproving)

connected with the differences that exist between groups of people who have different religious views sectarian attacks/violence attempts to break down the sectarian divide in Northern Ireland opposite nonsectarian

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secret service noun
sect noun
sectarian adjective
sectarianism noun
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