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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.

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  1. n. 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.
  2. n. a member of a sect
  3. 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.
  4. A sectarian; a member or adherent of a sect; a follower ordisciple of some particular teacher in philosophy or religion; onewho separates from an established church; a dissenter.I never knew that time in England when men of truest religion werenot counted sectaries. Milton.
  5. n a member of a sect