Definition of
sect has definitions from the field of religion
1
[ noun ] (religion) a subdivision of a larger religious group

Synonyms

religious_order religious_sect

Used in print

(Joyce O. Hertzler, American Social Institutions;...)

These groups have varied widely from mere families , primitive , totemic groups , and small modern cults and sects , to the memberships of great denominations , and great , widely dispersed world religions .

Related terms

religion High_Church Shiah Sunni Shivaism Religious_Society_of_Friends Vaishnavism Hare_Krishna Jainism Taoism Kokka_Shinto Shuha_Shinto Society_of_Jesus Shaktism Amish_sect sisterhood haredi brethren shakers albigenses abecedarian monastic_order zurvanism convent

2
[ noun ] a dissenting clique

Synonyms

faction

Related terms

clique right left old_guard pro-choice_faction pro-life_faction splinter_group

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Rhymes with

dissect intersect intersect insect select necked decked wrecked expect respect suspect inspect checked hecht disrespect disaffect aspect brecht eject suspect erect elect correct effect direct affect prospect inject reject deject object unchecked circumspect retrospect introspect misdirect disconnect disinfect resurrect subject project connect collect protect infect perfect bedecked direct detect defect interconnect interject recollect henpecked confect protect reflect neglect deflect incorrect indirect effect reelect redirect overprotect abject defect reject object intellect aftereffect prefect project dialect intellect architect

Phonetic and Homophones

S EH1 K T

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