Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

counter-sectarian

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.25 in modern English

Syllables: coun-ter--sec-tar-i-an
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

7

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Example Sentences

"The exercises on that occasion, however, I was happy to be informed, were well calculated to strengthen the claims of that respectable institution on public patronage—claims which, from its separation from counter-sectarian influence, ought to be peculiarly owned by the members of our Communion."
"The ministry assembled lists of sectarian publications, subsidized the dissemination of counter-sectarian texts and closely monitored religious groups and associations of all kinds."

Etymology

From counter- + sectarian.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: counter

Inflected Forms

more counter-sectarian (comparative) most counter-sectarian (superlative) countersectarian (alternative, rare)

Questions

What does counter-sectarian mean?: anti-sectarian
Where does counter-sectarian come from?: From counter- + sectarian.

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