Meaning & use
Nonsectarian
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Not restricted to or biased toward any particular religious sect or denomination.
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The hospital was founded as a nonsectarian institution open to patients of all faiths.
They held a nonsectarian memorial service so that everyone, regardless of religion, could attend.
A note on using this word
The prefix "non-" plus "sectarian" simply negates any allegiance to a specific sect, often used to describe schools, charities, and public institutions.
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sectariandenominational
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