SECTARY Definition & Meaning

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sectary

[ sek-tuh-ree ]

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noun

plural sectaries.

a member of a particular sect, especially an adherent of a religious body regarded as heretical or schismatic.
a Protestant of nonconformist denomination, especially a minor one.
a person zealously devoted to a particular sect.

sectary

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noun

a member of a sect, esp a person who belongs to a religious sect that is regarded as heretical or schismatic
a person excessively devoted to a particular sect
a member of a Nonconformist denomination, esp one that is small

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of sectary¹

1550–60; < Medieval Latin ��𳦳��ܲ�, equivalent to sect ( a ) sect + -��ܲ� -ary

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of sectary¹

C16: from Medieval Latin ��𳦳��ܲ�, from Latin secta sect

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Mr Cunningham called the home sectary's claims "untrue".

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An ex-senior adviser recalled being sent a document about a reform agenda and a permanent sectary ordering them to "just bin it immediately".

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Salon called and emailed the offices of sectaries Kerry and Carter, as well as the Departments of State and Defense, multiple times with requests for comment.

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From 2009 he served as under sectary for acquisition, technology and logistics.

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Charles Clarke, who served as home secretary and education sectary under Mr Blair, and pledged support for him, reckoned the former prime minister has no "route back" into British or European politics.

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