nonsectarian

English

Alternative forms

• non-sectarian

Etymology

From non- +‎ sectarian.

Adjective

nonsectarian (comparative more nonsectarian, superlative most nonsectarian)

1. Not sectarian.

   Synonyms: nondenominational, nonfactious, unfactious

2. Of or pertaining to nonsectarianism.

   Synonym: nondenominational

   • 1818, Methodist Review, Methodist Book Concern, page 538:

     The children will not go to church, few will attend Sunday school, but they will attend a nonsectarian Bible school.

   • 1915, William Henry Slingerland, Child Welfare Work in Pennsylvania: A Co-operative Study of Child-helping Agencies and Institutions, Russell Sage Foundation, Dept. of Child-helping, pg. 167:

     The cottage institutions are first divided into two sections; the nonsectarian and those under some church management.

   • 2009, William L Cleveland and Martin Bunton, A History of the Modern Middle East, 4th edition, Seal Press, →ISBN, page 131:

     Christian Arabs, as members of a restricted minority community, had a special interest in promoting the concept of equality based on nonsectarian considerations, but the appeal of a shared sentiment of Arabness attracted Muslims too.

Related terms

• nonsectarianly (adverb)

Translations

of or pertaining to nonsectarianism

• Georgian: არასექტანტური (arasekṭanṭuri)
• German: konfessionsfrei (de), konfessionslos (de), konfessionsungebunden, nicht konfessionsgebunden, konfessionell ungebunden, bekenntnisfrei, unvoreingenommen (de)

Noun

nonsectarian (plural nonsectarians)

1. One who is not a sectarian.

Translations

one who is not a sectarian

• German: Konfessionsfreier m, Konfessionsloser (de) m, Bekenntnisfreier m