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Sectarian vs. Secular
Sectarian
/sekˈteəriən/Examples:
The committee dissolved due to sectarian tensions.She opposes sectarian bias in community projects.Efforts to resolve the sectarian disputes remain ongoing.
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Secular
/ˈsekjələ/Examples:
The festival included both sacred and secular music genres.His views were more secular than her deeply religious beliefs.A secular government doesn't endorse any specific religion.
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This word has no antonymsWays to tell them apart:
- Sectarian relates to groups or divisions, usually within religions. It often implies a narrow-minded adherence to a particular sect.
- Secular refers to things that are not connected to religious or spiritual matters. It's not about taking sides in religious debates, but rather focusing on worldly or non-spiritual aspects.
- Remember that sectarian has an t for tension, often seen in conflicts; secular starts with sec, similar to second, indicating secondary to religious concerns.
- Sectarian can often suggest conflict or division along sect lines, while secular implies neutrality in religious contexts.
- When thinking of secular, associate it with secular society, where religion is separate from government.
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