sect (s kt)n. 1. A group of people forming a distinct unit within a larger group by virtue of certain refinements or distinctions of belief or practice. 2. A religious body, especially one that has separated from a larger denomination. 3. A faction united by common interests or beliefs. [Middle English secte, from Old French, from Latin secta, course, school of thought, from feminine past participle of sequ  , to follow; see sekw-1 in Indo-European roots.] |
sect
Noun
1. a subdivision of a larger religious or political group, esp. one regarded as extreme in its beliefs or practices
2. a group of people with a common interest or philosophy [Latin secta faction]
Sect the group of people who follow a particular creed or embrace a certain set of opinions or rituals.
Examples: sect of astronomers, 1837; of atheists, 1692; of flatterers and Hostlers, 1515; of Lollards, 1390; of men of letters, 1776; of old maids, 1788; of pathologists and theorists, 1843; of philosophers; of physicians, 1628; of thieves and murderers, 1568; of writers, 1609.
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| Noun | 1. |  sect - a subdivision of a larger religious groupsisterhood - a religious society of women who live together as sisters (especially an order of nuns) organized religion, religion, faith - an institution to express belief in a divine power; "he was raised in the Baptist religion"; "a member of his own faith contradicted him" Albigenses, Cathari, Cathars - a Christian religious sect in southern France in the 12th and 13th centuries; believers in Albigensianism High Anglican Church, High Church - a group in the Anglican Church that emphasizes the Catholic tradition (especially in sacraments and rituals and obedience to church authority) Abecedarian - a 16th century sect of Anabaptists centered in Germany who had an absolute disdain for human knowledge Amish sect - an orthodox Anabaptist sect separated from the Mennonites in late 17th century; settled chiefly in southeastern Pennsylvania Karaites - a Jewish sect that recognizes only the Hebrew Scriptures as the source of divinely inspired legislation and denies the authority of the postbiblical tradition of the Talmud; the sect arose in Iraq in the eighth century Sunni Islam, Sunni - one of the two main branches of orthodox Islam Vaishnavism, Vaisnavism - Hindu sect worshiping of Vishnu Haredi - any of several sects of Orthodox Judaism that reject modern secular culture and many of whom do not recognize the spiritual authority of the modern state of Israel International Society for Krishna Consciousness, ISKCON, Hare Krishna - a religious sect founded in the United States in 1966; based on Vedic scriptures; groups engage in joyful chanting of `Hare Krishna' and other mantras based on the name of the Hindu god Krishna; devotees usually wear saffron robes and practice vegetarianism and celibacy Jainism - sect founded in the 6th century BC as a revolt against Hinduism Taoism - a Chinese sect claiming to follow the teaching of Lao-tzu but incorporating pantheism and sorcery in addition to Taoism Kokka, Kokka Shinto - the branch of Shinto recognized as the official state religion of Japan Shua, Shuha Shinto - any branch of Shinto other than Kokka brethren - (plural) the lay members of a male religious order monastic order, order - a group of person living under a religious rule; "the order of Saint Benedict" Quakers, Religious Society of Friends, Society of Friends - a Christian sect founded by George Fox about 1660; commonly called Quakers Shakers, United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing - a celibate and communistic Christian sect in the United States Vaudois, Waldenses - a Christian sect of dissenters that originated in southern France in the late 12th century adopted Calvinist doctrines in the 16th century Zurvanism - a Zoroastrian sect that claims Zurvan was the ultimate source of the universe convent - a community of people in a religious order (especially nuns) living together |
| 2. | sect - a dissenting clique clique, coterie, ingroup, inner circle, camp, pack - an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose splinter group - a faction or sect that has broken away from its parent organization left wing, left - those who support varying degrees of social or political or economic change designed to promote the public welfare right wing, right - those who support political or social or economic conservatism; those who believe that things are better left unchanged old guard - a faction that is unwilling to accept new ideas pro-choice faction - those who argue that the decision to have an induced abortion should be made by the mother pro-life faction - those who argue that induced abortion is killing and should be prohibited |
sect
noun group, division, faction, party, school, camp, wing, denomination, school of thought, schism, splinter group
Translations
n sect [sekt]
a group of people within a larger, especially religious, group, having views different from those of the rest of the group. sekte طائِفَه، شيعَه секта sekta sekt die Sekte αίρεση, σέκτα, αποσχισθείσα ομάδα secta usulahk امت lahko secte כָּת संप्रदाय sekta, vjerska sljedba szekta sekte sértrúarsöfnuður setta 分派 분파, 교파 sekta sekta taifah sekte sekt sekta seita sectă секта sekta ločina sekta sekt นิกาย; คณะในทางศาสนา mezhep; hizip 教派，流派 секта مذہبی فرقہ phái, môn phái 教派，流派
adj secˈtarian
1 concerned with, especially the narrow interests of, a sect or sects sectarian loyalties. sektaries طائِفي сектантски sektářský sekterisk Sekten-... σχισματικός, σεκταριστικός sectario sektantlik فرقه اي lahkolais- sectaire כִּיתָתִי साम्प्रदायिक sektaški, usko lokalan szektariánus, szektás sektarian sértrúarsafnaðar- settario 党派心の強い 분파의 sektantiškas sektas-; sektantisks berkaitan taifah sektarisch sekterisk sekciarski sectário de sectă сектантский sektársky sektaški sektaški sekteristisk ที่จำกัดเฉพาะกลุ่ม hiziple ilgili gruba ait 宗派的 сектантський تنگ نظری پر مبنی مفاد، فرقہ سے متعلق thuộc môn phái , giáo phái 宗派的
2 caused by membership of a sect a sectarian murder. sektaries طائِفي، مَذْهَبي сектантски sektářský sekterisk Sekten-... που προέρχεται από τη συμμετοχή σε σέκτα ή οφείλεται σε αυτήν sectario sektantlik فرقه گرايي lahko- sectaire כִּיתָתִי सम्प्रदायी, साम्प्रदायिक sektaški, raskolnički szektás sektarian sem lÿtur að sértrúarsöfnuði settario 党派の 파벌적인 sektantiškas sektas-; sektantisks yang dilakukan oleh ahli taifah sektarisch sekt-, kult-, rituell sekciarski, rytualny sectário sectar ритуальный sektársky ločinski sektaški sekt- ที่เป็นกลุ่มย่อย mezhebe ait 宗派引起的 фанатичний فرقے کی رکنیت سے متعلق phe phái, bè phái 宗派引起的
n
a member of a sect. sektelid أحَد أفْراد الطائِفَه сектант sektář, -ka sektmedlem der/die Sektenanhäger(in) μέλος σέκτας, αίρεσης sectario sektant فرقه گرا lahkolainen membre d'une secte חָבֵר כָּת सम्प्रदाय या मत का सदस्य sektaš, sljedbenik sekte szektás anggota sekte maður í sértrúarsöfnuði (membro di una setta) 党派に属する人 교도 sektantas sektants penganut taifah sektari{#225}{#137}{#225}r sektmedlem sekciarz sectário sectant сектант sektár, -ka član ločine sektaš sekterist, sektmedlem นิกายย่อย mezhep üyesi 宗派主義者 сектант فرقے کا رکن thành viên của một giáo phái 宗派主义者
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