sectary
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Sectary \Sec"ta*ry\, n.;pl. {Sectaries}. [F. sectaire. See
{Sect}.]
A sectarian; a member or adherent of a sect; a follower or
disciple of some particular teacher in philosophy or
religion; one who separates from an established church; a
dissenter.
[1913 Webster]
I never knew that time in England when men of truest
religion were not counted sectaries. --Milton.
[1913 Webster]
from
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
126 Moby Thesaurus words for "sectary":
Bohemian, Maecenas, Young Turk, abettor, adherent, admirer,
advocate, aficionado, alienated, angel, antiestablishment,
apologist, apostate, appendage, at odds with, at variance with,
attendant, backer, beatnik, bigot, breakaway, buff,
cavaliere servente, champion, cohort, counter-culture, courtier,
dangler, defender, demurrer, denominational, denominationalist,
dependence, dependent, deviant, differing, disagreeing, disciple,
dissenter, dissentient, dissenting, dissident, dropout, encourager,
endorser, exponent, factional, factionist, fan, favorer,
flower child, flunky, follower, following, freak, friend at court,
hanger-on, henchman, heretic, hippie, homme de cour, in opposition,
interested, liberal, lover, mainstay, maintainer, maverick,
misbeliever, misfit, nonconforming, nonconformist, nonjuror,
objector, opinionist, opposing, opposition voice, original,
paranymph, parasite, partial, partisan, party, patron, promoter,
protagonist, protestant, protester, public, pursuer, pursuivant,
radical, rebel, recusant, reliance, revolutionary, satellite,
schismatic, second, seconder, sectarian, sectional, separatist,
shadow, sider, sponsor, stalwart, standby, stooge, successor,
support, supporter, sustainer, swinger, sympathizer, tagtail, tail,
trainbearer, ugly duckling, unconformist, underground, upholder,
votary, ward heeler, well-wisher, yippie
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