Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Not limited to or associated with a particular religious denomination.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective not restricted to one sect or school or party. Opposite of
sectarian .
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- adjective Of or pertaining to
nonsectarianism . - noun One who is not a
sectarian .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective not restricted to one sect or school or party
Etymologies
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Examples
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I'd say there's not technically a civil war because there still is a unity government and there still is what I call a nonsectarian military.
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I'd say there's not technically a civil war because there still is a unity government and there still is what I call a nonsectarian military.
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Siddiqui enhanced her education and training at a school that is described as a nonsectarian Jewish sponsored research university, all the while apparently harboring such flagrant anti-semitic hatred for all Americans and most of all, Jews!
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The "three nons" (nonpolitical, nonsectarian, noncommercial) have been creating discussion in the system lately -- especially the "nonsectarian" point -- since the
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... unless you believe that "nonsectarian" means "acceptable for all Christians" and that no one who isn't Christian counts.
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"refrain from using Christ's name or title or any other denominational appeal" during invocations and instead use "nonsectarian" names for God.
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"refrain from using Christ's name or title or any other denominational appeal" during invocations and instead use "nonsectarian" names for God.
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"refrain from using Christ's name or title or any other denominational appeal" during invocations and instead use "nonsectarian" names for God.
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"refrain from using Christ's name or title or any other denominational appeal" during invocations and instead use "nonsectarian" names for God.
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"refrain from using Christ's name or title or any other denominational appeal" during invocations and instead use "nonsectarian" names for God.
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