sect
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[edit] Etymology
From Middle English secte < Old French secte (“‘a sect in philosophy or religion’”) < Late Latin secta (“‘a sect in philosophy or religion, a school, party, faction, class, gild, band, particularly a heretical doctrince or sect, etc.’”), possibly < Latin sequi (“‘to follow’”).
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- Rhymes: -ɛkt
[edit] Noun
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sect (plural sects)
- A cult or religious movement, a group sharing particular (often unorthodox) political and/or religious beliefs.
- A religious sect.
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religious movement
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[edit] See also
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- sect in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- sect in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- sect at OneLook® Dictionary Search
