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  • adjective Composed of many sects.

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poly- +‎ sectarian

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  • The Eastern Roman Empire, or Byzantine Empire, was a polyglot, multiethnic, polysectarian state, at the head of which was the emperor (basileus, autokrator), whose autonomous monarchical power rested on Hellenistic political philosophy and Christian political theory.

    2. Eastern Europe, 500-1025 2001

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