sectary

/ˈsɛktəri/
noun
  1. A member of a particular religious or political group, especially one that is small or separate from a larger group.
    • The sectary followed the teachings of their small religious community strictly.
    • As a sectary of the reform movement, she attended every meeting and rally.
    • The historian studied the daily life of a sectary in the 17th-century Protestant group.
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