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sect
1[sekt]
noun
a body of persons adhering to a particular religious faith; a religious denomination.
a group regarded as heretical or as deviating from a generally accepted religious tradition.
(in the sociology of religion) a Christian denomination characterized by insistence on strict qualifications for membership, as distinguished from the more inclusive groups called churches.
any group, party, or faction united by a specific doctrine or under a doctrinal leader.
-sect
2a combining form with the meaning “cut,” used in the formation of compound words bisect, dissect, exsect .
sect.
3abbreviation
section.
-sect
1combining form
to cut or divide, esp into a specified number of parts
trisect
sect
2/ ɛ /
noun
a subdivision of a larger religious group (esp the Christian Church as a whole) the members of which have to some extent diverged from the rest by developing deviating beliefs, practices, etc
derogatory
a schismatic religious body characterized by an attitude of exclusivity in contrast to the more inclusive religious groups called denominations or Churches
a religious group regarded as extreme or heretical
a group of people with a common interest, doctrine, etc; faction
sect
A religious group, especially one that has separated from a larger group. Sect is often a term of disapproval.
Other 51Թ Forms
- subsect noun
- undersect noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of sect1
Origin of sect2
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of sect1
Origin of sect2
Example Sentences
Although raised Hindu, Pi partakes of religious services from many sects.
We meet an all-female Christian sect from the 12th century, which gave older women the rare freedom of living unaccompanied by men, before fast-forwarding to house-sharing models for single older women today.
The Alawite sect is an offshoot of Shia Islam and its followers make up around 10% of Syria's population, which is majority Sunni.
The church sits as a monument to a religious sect which once reached from Albury out to the UK and the world.
“He obsessed over silly details, like if the accent of the policeman hinted at his sect, or that we had a cockroach crawling over the picture of an army soldier,” Hajjo said.
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