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Definition of "nonsectarian" []

  • Not limited to or associated with a particular religious denomination. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "nonsectarian" in a sentence
  • "I'd say there's not technically a civil war because there still is a unity government and there still is what I call a nonsectarian military."
  • "Siddiqui enhanced her education and training at a school that is described as a nonsectarian Jewish sponsored research university, all the while apparently harboring such flagrant anti-semitic hatred for all Americans and most of all, Jews!"
  • "The "three nons" (nonpolitical, nonsectarian, noncommercial) have been creating discussion in the system lately -- especially the "nonsectarian" point -- since the"