different between nonconformist vs sectary

English

Alternative forms

• non-conformist

Etymology

From non- +? conformist.

Noun

nonconformist (plural nonconformists)

1. A member of a church separated from the Church of England; a Protestant dissenter. [from 17th c.]
2. Loosely, a Christian who does not conform to the doctrines of an established church. [from 17th c.]
3. Someone who does not conform to accepted beliefs, customs or practices. [from 17th c.]

Synonyms

• (someone who does not conform): free spirit, heteroclite, individualist; see also Thesaurus:maverick

Translations

Adjective

nonconformist (comparative more nonconformist, superlative most nonconformist)

1. Not conforming to established customs etc.

Translations

See also

• Nonconformist
• nonconformity

Romanian

Etymology

From French non-conformiste

Noun

nonconformist m (plural nonconformi?ti, feminine equivalent nonconformist?)

1. nonconformist, maverick

Declension

English

Etymology

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

Noun

sectary (plural sectaries)

1. A member of a particular sect, school of thought or practice, party, or profession; a sectarian.
   • 1953, T.V. Smith, “Democratic Apologetics” in Ethics LXIII, ? 2 (January 1953), page 106, left column:

     It is this spirit which inspires sectaries to deprecate the public schools and, if they cannot divert part of the tax support, then to foist upon this free system the shadow of their own beclouded vision.

2. (Christianity) A Protestant dissenter or nonconformist.

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Further reading

• sectary at OneLook Dictionary Search
• sectary in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

• Treacys