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sectator

UK/sɛkˈteɪtə/

sectator noun: a follower, a disciple; someone who follows a particular school; partisan.

Noun

sectator (plural sectators)

  1. (archaic) A follower, a disciple; someone who follows a particular school; partisan.
    • But that the Earth, Water, Air, are of a nature equally constituted immoveable about the centre, is it not the opinion of your self, Aristotle, Ptolomy, and all their sectators?1662, Thomas Salusbury, Galileo's Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems, section II

Forms of sectator

pluralsectators

Origin of sectator

Borrowed from Latin sectātor, from sector, frequentative of sequor (“follow”).

Questions about sectator

What does sectator mean?
Sectator means a follower, a disciple; someone who follows a particular school; partisan.
What part of speech is sectator?
Sectator is a noun.
How do you pronounce sectator?
Sectator is pronounced /sɛkˈteɪtə/ (UK).
What is the plural of sectator?
The plural of sectator is sectators.

Words near sectator in the dictionary

  1. sectarism
  2. sectarisms
  3. sectarist
  4. sectarists
  5. sectary
  6. sectator
  7. sectators
  8. sectile
  9. sectility
  10. secting
  11. sectio

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