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sec·tar·i·an  audio  (sk-tār-n) KEY 

ADJECTIVE:
  1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a sect.
  2. Adhering or confined to the dogmatic limits of a sect or denomination; partisan.
  3. Narrow-minded; parochial.
NOUN:
  1. A member of a sect.
  2. One characterized by bigoted adherence to a factional viewpoint.


OTHER FORMS:
sec·tari·an·ism(Noun)


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