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sect (sekt)

noun

  1. a religious body or denomination, esp. a small group that has broken away from an established church
  2. any group of people having a common leadership, set of opinions, philosophical doctrine, political principles, etc., specif. a faction of a larger group

Etymology: ME secte < MFr < L secta, path, way, method, party, faction, in LL(Ec), doctrine, sect < sequi, to follow: see sequent

sect2 definition

sect

section

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sect Synonyms

sect

n.

denomination, following, order; see church 3, faction 1.


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sect Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • Buddhism: Amida is a central figure in the ' Pure Land ' sects of Buddhism.

Converse of object

  • found: Not fifty years pass before there are twenty sects founded upon the same book.

Adjective modifier

  • Gnostic: It was the Gnostic sects that believed in " secret " revelations.

Modifies a noun

  • ion: Sect ion 1: Outline of the rights What are the rights?

Noun used with modifier

  • non-conformist: There then followed a mass round-up of all members of non-conformist sects.
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sect quotes

He who begins by loving Christianity better than Truth will proceed by loving his own sect or church better than Christianity, and end by loving himself better than all.

-Coleridge, Samuel Taylor

The sedate, sober, silent, serious, sad-coloured sect.

-Honorius of Autun

Fanatics have their dreams, wherewith they weave A paradise for a sect.

-Keats,John

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