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factious

Posted on May 22, 2014May 22, 2014 by admin

faek shəs
adjective
1: inclined toward or promoting faction; divisive or dissentious.

A factious temper, when united with reputed sanctity, is the most dangerous character that can exist in a Christian society. (John Angell James, Christian Fellowship)

2: pertaining to or arising from faction.

They were not a party in the sense of a narrow, factious interest, organized to promote its own good at the expense of its fellow citizens. (Kimberly  C. Shankman, Compromise and the  Constitution)

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