. [Latin secrarius .] Pertaining to a sect or sects; as sectarian principles or prejudices.
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. One of a sect; one of a party in religion which has separated itself from the established church, or which holds tenets different from those of the prevailing denomination in a kingdom or state.
1. Pertaining to a sect, or to sects; peculiar to a sect; bigotedly attached to the tenets and interests of a denomination; as, sectarian principles or prejudices.
2. One of a sect; a member or adherent of a special school, denomination, or religious or philosophical party; one of a party in religion which has separated itself from established church, or which holds tenets different from those of the prevailing denomination in a state.
. The disposition to dissent from the established church or predominant religion, and to form new sects.
The quality or character of a sectarian; devotion to the interests of a party; excess of partisan or denominational zeal; adherence to a separate church organization.
Dissent Roget’s Thesaurus §489
N. dissent, discordance, # difference diversity of opinion, nonconformity, protestantism, recusancy, schism, disaffection, secession, recantation, dissension, discontent, cavilling, protest, contradiction, noncompliance, dissentient, dissenter, non-juror, non-content, nonconformist, sectary, separatist, recusant, schismatic, protestant, heretic, refusal
V. dissent, demur, call in question, differ in opinion, disagree, say no, refuse assent, refuse to admit, cavil, protest, raise one's voice against, repudiate, contradict, have no notion of, differ toto caelo, revolt at, revolt from the idea, shake the head, shrug the shoulders, look askance, look askant, secede, recant
Adj. dissenting, negative, dissident, dissentient, unconsenting, non-content, nonjuring, protestant, recusant, unconvinced, unconverted, unavowed, unacknowledged, out of the question, discontented, unwilling, extorted, sectarian, denominational, schismatic, heterodox, intolerant
Adv. no, at variance, at issue with, under protest
Phr. many men many minds, quot homines tot sententiae, tant s'en faut, il s'en faut bien, no way, by no means, count me out
Int. god forbid, not for the world, i'll be hanged if, never tell me, your humble servant, pardon me
Auxiliary Roget’s Thesaurus §711
N. auxiliary, recruit, assistant, adjuvant, adjutant, ayudante, coaid, adjunct, help, helper, help mate, helping hand, midwife, colleague, partner, mate, confrere, cooperator, coadjutor, coadjutrix, collaborator, ally, friend, confidant, fidus achates, pal, buddy, alter ego, confederate, accomplice, complice, accessory, accessory after the fact, particeps criminis, socius criminis, aide-de-camp, secretary, clerk, associate, marshal, right-hand, right- hand man, friday, girl friday, man friday, gopher, gofer, candle-holder, bottle-holder, handmaid, servant, puppet, cat's-paw, jackal|, tool, dupe, stooge, ame damnee, satellite, adherent, votary, sectarian, secretary, seconder, backer, upholder, abettor, advocate, partisan, champion, patron, friend at court, mediator, angel, friend in need, jack at a pinch, deus ex machina, guardian angel, tutelary genius
Theology Roget’s Thesaurus §983
N. theology (natural and revealed), theogony, theosophy, divinity, hagiology, hagiography, caucasian mystery, monotheism, religion, religious persuasion, religious sect, religious denomination, creed, article of faith, declaration of faith, profession of faith, confession of faith, theologue, theologian, scholastic, divine, schoolman, canonist, theologist, the fathers
Adj. theological, religious, denominational, sectarian
Heterodoxy Roget’s Thesaurus §984
N. heterodoxy, error, false doctrine, heresy, schism, schismaticism, schismaticalness, recusancy, backsliding, apostasy, atheism, bigotry, fanaticism, iconoclasm, hyperorthodoxy, precisianism, bibliolatry, sabbatarianism, puritanism, anthropomorphism, idolatry, superstition, dissent, sectarism, sectarianism, noncomformity, secularism, syncretism, religious sects, protestantism, arianism, adventism, jansenism, stundism, erastianism, calvinism, quakerism, methodism, anabaptism, puseyism, tractarianism, ritualism, origenism, sabellianism, socinianism, deism, theism, materialism, positivism, latitudinarianism &c. high church, low church, broad church, free church, ultramontanism, papism, papistry, monkery, papacy, anglicanism, catholicism, romanism, popery, scarlet lady, church of rome, greek church, paganism, heathenism, ethicism, mythology, polytheism, ditheism, tritheism, dualism, heathendom, judaism, gentilism, islamism, islam, mohammedanism, babism, sufiism, neoplatonism, turcism, brahminism, hinduism, buddhism, sabianism, gnosticism, hylotheism, mormonism, christian science, heretic, apostate, antichrist, pagan, heathen, painim, paynim, giaour, gentile, pantheist, polytheist, idolator, schismatic, sectary, sectarian, sectarist, seceder, separatist, recusant, dissenter, nonconformist, nonjuror, bigot, fanatic, abdal, iconoclast, latitudinarian, deist, theist, unitarian, positivist, materialist, homoiousian, homoousian, limitarian, theosophist, ubiquitarian, skeptic, protestant, huguenot, orthodox dissenter, congregationalist, independent, episcopalian, presbyterian, lutheran, calvinist, methodist, wesleyan, ana, baptist, mormon, latter-day saint, irvingite, sandemanian, glassite, erastian, sublapsarian, supralapsarian, gentoo, antinomian, swedenborgian, adventist, bible christian, bryanite, brownian, christian scientist, dunker, ebionite, eusebian, faith curer, curist, familist, jovinianist, libadist, quaker, restitutionist, shaker, stundist, tunker &c, ultramontane, anglican, oxford school, tractarian, puseyite, ritualist, puritan, catholic, roman, catholic, romanist, papist, jew, hebrew, rabbinist, rabbist, sadducee, babist, motazilite, mohammedan, mussulman, moslem, shiah, sunni, wahabi, osmanli, brahmin, brahman, parsee, sufi, buddhist, magi, gymnosophist, fire worshiper, sabian, gnostic, rosicrucian &c
Adj. heterodox, heretical, unorthodox, unscriptural, uncanonical, antiscriptural, apocryphal, unchristian, antichristian, schismatic, recusant, iconoclastic, sectarian, dissenting, dissident, secular &c, (lay) 997, pagan, heathen, heathenish, ethnic, ethnical, gentile, paynim, pantheistic, polytheistic, judaical, mohammedan, brahminical, buddhist, romish, protestant, bigoted, (obstinate) 606, superstitious, fanatical, idolatrous, visionary
Phr. "slave to no sect", superstitione tollenda religio non tollitur
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