[ adj ] not restricted to one sect or school or party <adj.all> religious training in a nonsectarian atmospherenonsectarian colleges a wide and unsectarian interest in religion
nonsectarian \nonsectarian\ adj. not restricted to one sect or school or party; as, religious training in a nonsectarian atmosphere; public funding is restricted to nonsectarian colleges. Opposite of {sectarian}. [Narrower terms: {ecumenic, oecumenic, ecumenical, oecumenical}; {interchurch, interdenominational}; {nondenominational}; {undenominational, unsectarian ] [WordNet 1.5]
Convinced that the rigid bureaucracy of Milwaukee's public schools would never reform itself without outside competition, Mrs. Williams pushed through a bill that will allow 1,000 low-income Milwaukee students to attend private, nonsectarian schools.
The Congress Party has deteriorated in recent years and two parties have rushed to fill the vacuum, including a pro-Hindu party, which could alter India's long-standing nondiscriminatory, nonsectarian rule.