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Definition of Sect
1. Noun. A subdivision of a larger religious group.
Specialized synonyms: Sisterhood, Albigenses, Cathari, Cathars, High Anglican Church, High Church, Abecedarian, Amish Sect, Karaites, Shia, Shiah, Shiah Islam, Sunni, Sunni Islam, Shivaism, Sivaism, Saktism, Shaktism, Vaishnavism, Vaisnavism, Haredi, Hare Krishna, International Society For Krishna Consciousness, Iskcon, Jainism, Taoism, Kokka, Kokka Shinto, Shua, Shuha Shinto, Brethren, Monastic Order, Order, Quakers, Religious Society Of Friends, Society Of Friends, Shakers, United Society Of Believers In Christ's Second Appearing, Vaudois, Waldenses, Zurvanism
Generic synonyms: Faith, Organized Religion, Religion
Terms within: Convent
Derivative terms: Sectarian, Sectarian
2. Noun. A dissenting clique.
Generic synonyms: Camp, Clique, Coterie, Ingroup, Inner Circle, Pack
Specialized synonyms: Splinter Group, Left, Left Wing, Right, Right Wing, Old Guard, Pro-choice Faction, Pro-life Faction
Derivative terms: Factious
Definition of Sect
1. n. A cutting; a scion.
2. n. Those following a particular leader or authority, or attached to a certain opinion; a company or set having a common belief or allegiance distinct from others; in religion, the believers in a particular creed, or upholders of a particular practice; especially, in modern times, a party dissenting from an established church; a denomination; in philosophy, the disciples of a particular master; a school; in society and the state, an order, rank, class, or party.
Definition of Sect
1. Noun. A cult or religious movement. a group sharing particular (often unorthodox) political and/or religious beliefs. ¹
2. Noun. A group following a specific ideal or a leader. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sect
1. a group of people united by common beliefs or interests [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sect
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