Look up: Sect

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   Sect
   A religious movement which breaks away from orthodoxy.
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   sect
   [n] - a subdivision of a larger religious group
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   Sect
   a type of religious organisation that stands apart from the larger society
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   Sect
   Sect (sĕkt) noun [ Latin secare , sectum , to cut.] A cutting; a scion. [ Obsolete] Shak.
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   Sect
   Sect (sĕkt) noun [ French secte , Latin secta , from sequi to follow; often confused with Latin secare , sectum , to cut. See Sue to follow, and confer Sept , Suit , noun ] Those following a particular leader or authority, or attached to a certain opinion; a company or set having a common belief or allegiance d ...
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   sect
   religious order noun a subdivision of a larger religious group
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   Sect
   In the sociology of religion a `sect` is generally a small religious or political group that has broken off from a larger group, for example from a large, well-established religious group, like a `denomination`, usually due to a dispute about doctrinal matters. In its historical usage in Christendom the term has a pejorative connotation and refers to a movement committed to heretical beliefs and that often deviated from orthodox practices. A s...
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   Sect
   • (n.) A cutting; a scion. • (n.) Those following a particular leader or authority, or attached to a certain opinion; a company or set having a common belief or allegiance distinct from others; in religion, the believers in a particular creed, or upholders of a particular practice; especially, in modern times, a party dissenting from an e...
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   sect
   
   1. a subdivision of a larger religious group
   2. a dissenting clique
   
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