different between nonsectarianism vs nonsectarian

English

Etymology

non- +? sectarianism

Noun

nonsectarianism (uncountable)

1. Independence from any particular sect, party or denomination. The opposite of sectarianism.

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References

• "Newly unearthed letter affirms Ezra Cornell's commitment to university's nonsectarianism", Jill Goetz, Cornell Chronicle

English

Alternative forms

• non-sectarian

Etymology

non- +? sectarian

Adjective

nonsectarian (comparative more nonsectarian, superlative most nonsectarian)

1. Not sectarian.
2. Of or pertaining to nonsectarianism.
   • 1818, Methodist Review, publ. Methodist Book Concern, pg. 538:

     The children will not go to church, few will attend Sunday school, but they will attend a nonsectarian Bible school.

   • 1915, William Henry Slingerland, Child Welfare Work in Pennsylvania: A Co-operative Study of Child-helping Agencies and Institutions, Russell Sage Foundation, Dept. of Child-helping, pg. 167:

     The cottage institutions are first divided into two sections; the nonsectarian and those under some church management.

   • 2009, William L Cleveland and Martin Bunton, A History of the Modern Middle East, 4th ed., Seal Press, ?ISBN, pg. 131:

     Christian Arabs, as members of a restricted minority community, had a special interest in promoting the concept of equality based on nonsectarian considerations, but the appeal of a shared sentiment of Arabness attracted Muslims too.

Related terms

• nondenominational

Translations

Noun

nonsectarian (plural nonsectarians)

1. One who is not a sectarian.

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