presectarian

Definitions

Prior to sects; prior to sectarianism.

Examples

“He makes the important observation that Tillemont embodied the presectarian and pre-Jansenist traditions of Port-Royal (pp. 278-279).”

“In Ireland, just at this time undergoing its literary revival, the Edenic moment was displaced back into the pre-Christian (and therefore presectarian) past and the model⟳ figures that emerged as types of Irish identity were, of necessity, legendary—like⟳ Cuchalain—and, by nature, susceptible to almost any reformulation.”

“Nevertheless, the suggestion of a presectarian origin for some of the prayers dealt with in this essay, either close⟳ to the ideology and reality of the Qumran community or reflecting a slightly dualistic atmosphere, is a vague solution.”

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