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multisectarian

multisectarian adjective: composed of multiple sects; pertaining to sectarianism regarding multiple sects.

Adjective

multisectarian (comparative more multisectarian, superlative most multisectarian)

  1. Composed of multiple sects; pertaining to sectarianism regarding multiple sects.
    • … and that from God springs the laws of morality (a simpler and better term than "religion" in these multisectarian days, when the term too often means a splitting of straws over the veriest trifles)1972, Northern Ireland: Hearings, Ninety-second Congress, Second Session, February 28 and 29 and March 1, 1972, publ. United States Congress, House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on...
    • The political sequel to Separatism is the neutral state presiding over a multisectarian society.1944, Ralph Barton Perry, Puritanism and Democracy, Vanguard Press, page 346

Forms of multisectarian

comparativemore multisectarian
superlativemost multisectarian
alternative formmulti-sectarian

Origin of multisectarian

From multi- + sectarian.

Questions about multisectarian

What does multisectarian mean?
Multisectarian means composed of multiple sects; pertaining to sectarianism regarding multiple sects.
What part of speech is multisectarian?
Multisectarian is an adjective.

Words near multisectarian in the dictionary

  1. multiseasonal
  2. multiseat
  3. multiseated
  4. multisecond
  5. multisect
  6. multisectarian
  7. multisection
  8. multisectional
  9. multisectioned
  10. multisector
  11. multisectoral

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