noun#7,373 by frequency
sect
/sɛkt/
An offshoot of a larger religion or denomination; A group following a specific ideal or a leader
- plural
- sects
Meanings
- 1
An offshoot of a larger religion or denomination
What is a religious sect?
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- 2
A group following a specific ideal or a leader
- 3
A cutting; a scionrare
- 4
An ancient astrological concept, a form of polarity by which heavenly bodies were designated as either diurnal or nocturnalrare