Meanings
- uncountableIndependence from any particular sect, party or denomination.
Synonyms: nondenominationalism · Antonyms: sectarianism, denominationalism
Synonyms & antonyms
nounIndependence from any particular sect, party or denomination.
Origin
By surface analysis, non + sectarianism, or, by surface analysis, nonsectarian + ism.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
German Konfessionsfreiheit, Konfessionslosigkeit
- KonfessionsfreiheitOf or pertaining to nonsectarianism
- KonfessionslosigkeitOf or pertaining to nonsectarianism
- BekenntnisfreiheitOf or pertaining to nonsectarianism
Cite this entry
nonsectarianism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonsectarianism
“nonsectarianism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonsectarianism. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonsectarianism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonsectarianism.
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