unisectarian

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adjective

Composed of one sect.

Scrabble 14

Meanings

adjectiveunisectarian (comparative more unisectarian, superlative most unisectarian)

comparative more unisectarian · superlative most unisectarian

  1. rareComposed of one sect.

    It is democratically constituted and unisectarian.

    1983, Nonformal Education and National Development: A Critical Assessment of Policy, Research, and Practice, Ed. John C. Bock and George John Papagiannis, publ. Praeger, →ISBN, page 277
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    A unisectarian and elastic terminology by means of which it is possible to equate the mental processes of people apparently diverse owing to the constraint imposed upon them by the peculiarities of their literary expression.

    1969, R. G. Torrens, The Golden Dawn: The Inner Teachings, publ. Samuel Weiser, →ISBN, page 71

    With regard to the socio-religious beliefs and values of the Gorkhas it is clear that they were not monotheistic or unisectarian.

    1992, Tanka Bahadur Subba, Ethnicity, State, and Development: A Case Study of the Gorkhaland Movement in Darjeeling, Har-Anand Publications, pg. 55

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
  3. Proto-Italic*oinos
  4. Old Latinoinos
  5. Latinūnus
  6. Latinūni-
  7. Englishuni-
  8. Englishsectarian
  9. Englishunisectarian

From uni- + sectarian.

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