sectary

Meaning

1. A member of a particular sect, school of thought or practice, party, or profession; a sectarian.
2. A Protestant dissenter or nonconformist.

Synonyms

sectarian

member of a sect

sectarist

maniac

partisan

bigot

secessionist

separatist

schismatic

fiend

hothead

Etymology

Cognate with Italian: settario

Cognate with Portuguese: -

Cognate with Spanish: sectario

In summary

Either from the French sectaire or directly from its etymon, the Medieval Latin sectārius, from secta (“sect”). Cognates include the Italian settario and the Portuguese and Spanish sectario.