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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.
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Other 51Թ Forms
- ܲs noun
- ܲd· noun
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of sect1
1300–50; Middle English secte < Latin secta something to follow, pathway, course of conduct, school of thought, probably noun derivative of ī to pursue, accompany, wait upon, frequentative of ī to follow
Origin of sect2
From Latin sectus, past participle of “to cut”
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of sect1
from Latin sectus cut, from to cut; see saw 1
Origin of sect2
C14: from Latin secta faction, following, from the stem of ī to follow
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