Another word for sectary

One zealously devoted to a religion

• zealot

  1. One who is zealous, especially excessively so.
  2. A fanatically committed person.
  3. A member of a Jewish movement of the first century ad that fought against Roman rule in Palestine as incompatible with strict monotheism.

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  1. One who is zealous, especially excessively so.
  2. A fanatically committed person.
  3. A member of a Jewish movement of the first century ad that fought against Roman rule in Palestine as incompatible with strict monotheism.

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• votary

  1. A person bound by vows to live a life of religious worship or service.
  2. A devout adherent of a cult or religion; a committed worshiper:
  3. A person who is fervently devoted, as to a leader or ideal; a faithful follower.

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  1. A person bound by vows to live a life of religious worship or service.
  2. A devout adherent of a cult or religion; a committed worshiper:
  3. A person who is fervently devoted, as to a leader or ideal; a faithful follower.

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• fanatic

  1. A person marked or motivated by an extreme, unreasoning enthusiasm, as for a cause.
  2. Fanatical.

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  1. A person marked or motivated by an extreme, unreasoning enthusiasm, as for a cause.
  2. Fanatical.

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• enthusiast

  1. One who is filled with enthusiasm; one who is ardently absorbed in an interest or pursuit:
  2. A zealot; a fanatic.

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  1. One who is filled with enthusiasm; one who is ardently absorbed in an interest or pursuit:
  2. A zealot; a fanatic.

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• devotee

  1. One who is ardently devoted to something; an enthusiast or advocate:
  2. An ardent or fanatical adherent of a religion.

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  1. One who is ardently devoted to something; an enthusiast or advocate:
  2. An ardent or fanatical adherent of a religion.

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A person who dissents from the doctrine of an established church

• separatist

  1. One who secedes or advocates separation from a group, as from a nation or an established church.
  2. One who advocates cultural, ethnic, or racial separation.

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  1. One who secedes or advocates separation from a group, as from a nation or an established church.
  2. One who advocates cultural, ethnic, or racial separation.

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• separationist

  1. A separatist.

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  1. A separatist.

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• sectarian

  1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a sect.
  2. Adhering or confined to the dogmatic limits of a sect or denomination; partisan.
  3. Narrow-minded; parochial.

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  1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a sect.
  2. Adhering or confined to the dogmatic limits of a sect or denomination; partisan.
  3. Narrow-minded; parochial.

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• schismatic

  1. Of, relating to, or engaging in schism.
  2. One who promotes or engages in schism.

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  1. Of, relating to, or engaging in schism.
  2. One who promotes or engages in schism.

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• nonconformist

  1. One who does not conform to, or refuses to be bound by, accepted beliefs, customs, or practices.
  2. A member of a Protestant church not observing the doctrines, usage, or polity of a national or established church, especially the Church of England.

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  1. One who does not conform to, or refuses to be bound by, accepted beliefs, customs, or practices.
  2. A member of a Protestant church not observing the doctrines, usage, or polity of a national or established church, especially the Church of England.

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• heretic

  1. A person who holds controversial opinions, especially one who publicly dissents from the officially accepted dogma of the Roman Catholic Church.
  2. Heretical.

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  1. A person who holds controversial opinions, especially one who publicly dissents from the officially accepted dogma of the Roman Catholic Church.
  2. Heretical.

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• dissident

  1. Disagreeing, as in opinion or belief.
  2. One who disagrees; a dissenter.

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  1. Disagreeing, as in opinion or belief.
  2. One who disagrees; a dissenter.

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• dissenter

  1. One who dissents:
  2. One who refuses to accept the doctrines or usages of an established or a national church, especially a Protestant who dissents from the Church of England.

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  1. One who dissents:
  2. One who refuses to accept the doctrines or usages of an established or a national church, especially a Protestant who dissents from the Church of England.

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