sectary
Breakaway faith follower
A sectary is a member of a sect, particularly a religious one that has broken from an established church.
The word carries undertones of narrow-minded devotion to a splinter group's doctrines: The sectaries refused to compromise on points of worship.
Now rare, it appears mainly in historical or theological writing.
Loyal supporter of something
- devoteeZealous admirer or follower
- followerOne who supports another
- discipleCommitted follower of teaching
- memberOne who belongs
partisan · votary · believer · convert · proselyte · affiliate · supporter · communicant
Rejects prevailing social standards
- dissenterOpponent of orthodoxy
- hereticChallenger of official doctrine
- schismaticOne who divides believers
- separatistAdvocate for breaking away
apostate · recusant · iconoclast · dissident · heterodox · unorthodox · breakaway · renegade
adherent
Loyal supporter of something
- devoteeZealous admirer or follower
- followerOne who supports another
- discipleCommitted follower of teaching
member · partisan · votary · believer · convert · proselyte · affiliate · supporter · communicant · congregant
nonconformist
Rejects prevailing social standards
- dissenterOpponent of orthodoxy
- hereticChallenger of official doctrine
- schismaticOne who divides believers
separatist · apostate · recusant · iconoclast · dissident · heterodox · unorthodox · breakaway · renegade · defector
fanatic
Overly zealous person
purist · hardliner · fundamentalist · militant · radical · ideologue · uncompromising · fervent · firebrand · crusader
piety
Sincere religious devotion
- devoutnessEarnest religious commitment
- fervorIntense emotional intensity
- zealIntense driving devotion
faith · belief · doctrine · creed · dogma · observance · worship · devotion · reverence · spirituality
sectaryconformist
One following accepted norms
traditionalist · churchman · establishmentarian · communicant · Anglican
sectaryecumenist
Interfaith unity advocate
latitudinarian · freethinker · universalist · pluralist · nonsectarian
- sectarian violenceConflict between religious factions
- sectarian conflictFighting between belief factions
- sectarian divideRift between religious factions
- sectarian tensionsHostility between religious factions
- sectarian biasPartiality toward one's own sect