/sek"teuh ree/ , n. , pl. sectaries .
1. a member of a particular sect, esp. an adherent of a religious body regarded as heretical or schismatic.
2. a Protestant of nonconformist denomination, esp. a minor one.
3. a person zealously devoted to a particular sect.
[ 1550-60; sectarius, equiv. to sect ( a ) SECT + -arius -ARY ]