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Dictionary: sec·ta·ry   (sĕk'tə-rē) pronunciation
n., pl., -ries.
  1. A sectarian.
  2. A dissenter from an established church, especially a Protestant nonconformist.

[Medieval Latin sectārius, from Latin secta, sect. See sect.]


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  1. One zealously devoted to a religion: devotee, enthusiast, fanatic, votary, zealot. See belief/unbelief, love/hatred, religion.
  2. A person who dissents from the doctrine of an established church: dissenter, dissident, heretic, nonconformist, schismatic, sectarian, separationist, separatist. See religion.

 
 
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