non-sectarianとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From non- +‎ sectarian.

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˌnɒn.sɛkˈtɛəɹi.ən/
• (General American) IPA: /ˌnɑn.sɛkˈtɛɹi.ən/
• 韻: -ɛəɹiən

形容詞

nonsectarian (comparative more nonsectarian, superlative most nonsectarian)

1. Not sectarian.

   Synonyms: nondenominational, nonfactious, unfactious

2. Of or pertaining to nonsectarianism.

   Synonym: nondenominational

   • 1818, Methodist Review, Methodist Book Concern, page 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 edition, Seal Press, →ISBN, page 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.

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名詞

nonsectarian (plural nonsectarians)

1. One who is not a sectarian.