unsectarian

Examples

• All

• A history that aims to be both unsectarian and nonpartisan must necessarily be incomplete.

  Academic text (1992)

• The house, which is wholly unsectarian, represents the main action of the kind of social enterprise here set forth. The 24 Neighborhood Centre's decision to identify with the neighborhood rather than as a specifically Jewish agency was part of an effort to become a "real" settlement house, in line with the most modern thinking about settlement work.

  Academic text (1994)

• Over the next thirty years, its position rapidly advanced in Britain, gaining episcopal sanction while maintaining a strict unsectarian stance because it published its Bibles 'without note or comment.'

  Academic text (2018)

• The charity provides unsectarian support to families from all backgrounds.

• The club's unsectarian approach allows members from various communities to participate.

Synonyms

I

impartial

vsunsectarian

74 4.2

Not supporting one side and treating people fairly

focuses on openness to every group rather than only fairness

U

unaffiliated

vsunsectarian

15 6.6

Not officially connected to any group or organization

is about including all groups rather than simply lacking connection

N

nonsectarian

vsunsectarian

2 6.9

Open to people of any religion or political party

is about being impartial and inclusive of all groups rather than merely unconnected

U

unprejudiced

vsunsectarian

1 6.0

Fair and not influenced by personal feelings or opinions when judging people and ideas

stresses being open to all groups rather than only lacking prejudice

U

unbiassed

vsunsectarian

• UK

5.8

Does not let personal feelings affect a decision

emphasizes inclusion of groups rather than just absence of bias

U

unbigoted

vsunsectarian

6.9

Open-minded and fair toward people from different backgrounds

is about welcoming all groups rather than merely avoiding bigotry

N

nondoctrinaire

vsunsectarian

8.2

Open to new ideas and willing to change views

focuses on including all groups rather than just flexible beliefs

N

nondogmatic

vsunsectarian

7.5

Open to different ideas and willing to change views

is about openness to every group instead of flexible belief

Antonyms

S

sectarian

37 7.7

About a religious or political group and showing strong support for its beliefs

How Inclusive

inclusive

88 4.1

ecumenical

• Formal

10 8.6

unsectarian

8.1

impartial

74 4.2

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology