sectary
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sectary
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Either from the French sectaire or directly from its etymon, the Medieval Latin sectārius, from secta (“sect”). Cognates include the Italian settario and the Portuguese and Spanish sectario.
noun sectaries
- A member of a particular sect, school of thought or practice, party, or profession; a sectarian. Be it as it may: within the Land of Penn / The sectary yielded to the citizen, / And peaceful dwelt the many-creeded men.
- A Protestant dissenter or nonconformist.
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noun member of a particular sect, etc.
| Русский | секта́нт sektánt |
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Talk about this word "sectary." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sectary. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. sectary. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sectary "sectary." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sectary.Cite this
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