Religious
Religious adjective - Of, relating to, or used in the practice or worship services of a religion.
Sectarian and religious are semantically related. in spiritual topic. In some cases you can use "Sectarian" instead an adjective "Religious", when it comes to topics like schismatic, concerning belief in divinity.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- However, unlike most typical religious programming, its sectarian nature was seldom evident at first glance due to the lack of heavy handed preachiness.
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This is because the Lebanese Constitution divvies up power along religious lines, and boy did it is very sectarian.
Source: Useful Notes / Lebanon - Second Coming: A sectarian group based on an established religion, this is a group led by an individual who styles themself as Jesus Christ (or another important religious figure) reborn.
Source: Cult
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