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sectarial, a.|sɛkˈtɛərɪəl|
[f. sectary (or its source med.L. sectārius) + -al1.]
Pertaining to or distinctive of sect. Chiefly used with reference to Indian religions.
1816G. S. Faber Orig. Pagan Idol. I. 137 The doctrine in question was by no means peculiar to the Stoics: it was held also by the philosophers of the other schools. As their sectarial differences however are of no importance in the present inquiry [etc.]. 1832Coleman Myth. Hindus 163 Sectarial marks. These symbols are made of ashes, cow⁓dung [etc.]. 1844H. H. Wilson Brit. India i. viii. I. 545 Numerous sectarial divisions amongst the Hindus. 1886Guide Exhib. Galleries Brit. Mus. 208 They [the Jains] worship chiefly twenty-four sectarial saints or Jins. |