sectary
noun
a member of a particular sect, especially an adherent of a religious body regarded as heretical or schismatic.
sectaries
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pluralof sectary.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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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.
From Salon ● Mar. 17, 2016
Her father gets his graceful due: To truth a shield, to right a wall, To sectaries a whip and maul.
From Time Magazine Archive
These new California sectaries around Miller are no exception.
From Time Magazine Archive
The proceedings instigated by the priests, convinced the new sectaries that it was of the utmost importance to unite their interests.
From Ecce Homo! A Critical Inquiry into the History of Jesus of Nazareth: Being a Rational Analysis of the Gospels by Paul Henry Thiry Baron d' Holbach
I imagine, Madam, that what I have just stated will suffice to show you what opinion you ought to entertain respecting the founder of Christianity and his first sectaries.
From Letters To Eugenia Or, A Preservative Against Religious Prejudices by Paul Henri Thiry, baron d'Holbach
