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sect1 definition

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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