sectarian: Meaning and Definition of

sec•tar•i•an

Pronunciation: (sek-târ'ē-un), [key]
— adj.
  1. of or pertaining to sectaries or sects.
  2. narrowly confined or devoted to a particular sect.
  3. narrowly confined or limited in interest, purpose, scope, etc.
—n.
  1. a member of a sect.
  2. a bigoted or narrow-minded adherent of a sect.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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