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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
A member of a particular sect, school of thought or practice, party, or profession; a sectarian..
It is this spirit which inspires sectaries to deprecate the public schools and, if they cannot divert part of the tax support, then to foist upon this free system the shadow of their own beclouded vision.
Be it as it may: within the Land of Penn / The sectary yielded to the citizen, / And peaceful dwelt the many-creeded men.
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Sec'tary means A member of a particular sect, school of thought or practice, party, or profession; a sectarian..
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It is this spirit which inspires sectaries to deprecate the public schools and, if they cannot divert part of the tax support, then to foist upon this free system the shadow of their own beclouded vision.
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