Added 9 October 2026
sectary
noun
Latin root: sectārius Wiktionary
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). More about sectary at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- A member of a particular sect, school of thought or practice, party, or profession; a sectarian.
- A Protestant dissenter or nonconformist.
Origin
Either from the French sectaire or directly from its etymon, the Medieval Latin sectārius, from secta (“sect”). Cognates include the Italian settario and the Portuguese and Spanish sectario.
From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA)