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noun
- 1. a group of people with somewhat different religious beliefs (typically regarded as heretical) from those of a larger group to which they belong.
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The meaning of SECT is a dissenting or schismatic religious body; especially : one regarded as extreme or heretical. How to use sect in a sentence.
a religious group with beliefs that make it different from a larger or more established religion it has separated from: a Christian sect. A sect is also a small group of people who share a particular set of political beliefs. (Definition of sect from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
A sect is a religious group that exists inside of a larger religion. Think of it as a section of a particular religion. Although objectively speaking a sect is merely a subdivision of a larger religious group, the word often carries with it the feeling of a part of a religion that has broken away.
noun. a body of persons adhering to a particular religious faith; a religious denomination. a group regarded as heretical or as deviating from a generally accepted religious tradition.
A sect is a group of people that has separated from a larger group and has a particular set of religious or political beliefs.
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.
Sect definition: A group of people forming a distinct unit within a larger group by virtue of certain refinements or distinctions of belief or practice.
Definition of sect noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Sect definition: . See examples of SECT used in a sentence.
A sect is a subgroup of a religious, political, or philosophical belief system, usually an offshoot of a larger group. Although the term was originally a classification for religious separated groups, it can now refer to any organization that breaks away from a larger one to follow a different set of rules and principles.
