sectary Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a member of a sect
    sectarist; sectarian.
    • most sectarians are intolerant of the views of any other sect

WordNet


Sec"ta*ry noun
Etymology
F. sectaire. See Sect.
Wordforms
plural Sectaries
Definitions
  1. A sectarian; a member or adherent of a sect; a follower or disciple of some particular teacher in philosophy or religion; one who separates from an established church; a dissenter.
    I never knew that time in England when men of truest religion were not counted sectaries. Milton.

Webster 1913