What does sectary mean?
Sectary means A member of a particular sect, school of thought or practice, party, or profession; a sectarian..
Sectary
Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Meaning
A member of a particular sect, school of thought or practice, party, or profession; a sectarian..
Definitions by Sense
- A member of a particular sect, school of thought or practice, party, or profession; a sectarian.
- (Christianity) A Protestant dissenter or nonconformist.
Example Sentences
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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Word Forms
- sectaries
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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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