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sect
1[ sekt ]
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.
- (in the sociology of religion) a Christian denomination characterized by insistence on strict qualifications for membership, as distinguished from the more inclusive groups called churches.
- any group, party, or faction united by a specific doctrine or under a doctrinal leader.
-sect
2- a combining form with the meaning “cut,” used in the formation of compound words bisect, dissect, exsect .
sect.
3abbreviation for
- section.
-sect
1combining_form
- to cut or divide, esp into a specified number of parts
trisect
sect
2/ ɛ /
noun
- a subdivision of a larger religious group (esp the Christian Church as a whole) the members of which have to some extent diverged from the rest by developing deviating beliefs, practices, etc
- derogatory.
- a schismatic religious body characterized by an attitude of exclusivity in contrast to the more inclusive religious groups called denominations or Churches
- a religious group regarded as extreme or heretical
- a group of people with a common interest, doctrine, etc; faction
sect
- A religious group, especially one that has separated from a larger group. Sect is often a term of disapproval.
Other 51Թ Forms
- ܲs noun
- ܲd· noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of sect1
Origin of sect2
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of sect1
Origin of sect2
Example Sentences
Investigations following Abe's assassination revealed close ties between the secretive sect and many conservative ruling-party lawmakers, leading to the resignation of four ministers.
Most of those killed in the recent attacks, which occurred over a period of days earlier this month, were Alawites - an offshoot of Shia Islam, and Assad's minority sect.
Last week, security forces launched an operation in the region, in response to a growing insurgency by fighters loyal to deposed president Bashar al-Assad - an Alawite whose regime was dominated by members of the sect.
Many hard-line Sunni Islamists count members of the Alawite sect as infidels.
Syria's north-west Mediterranean coast is the heartland of the Alawite sect, an offshoot of Shia Islam to which many of the former Assad regime's political and military elite belonged.
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