sect
11sect — index class, denomination, side, society, split Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
12sect — [ sekt ] noun count a religious group whose beliefs are different from the beliefs of an established religion, usually in a way that most people do not approve of …
13sect — *religion, denomination, cult, communion, faith, creed, persuasion, church …
14sect — is a word of Middle English origin denoting a party or faction holding views other than those of the majority (especially in a religious body). Historically it has been applied by Anglicans to various non conformist groups (e.g. Methodists and… …
15sect — [n] school of thought camp, church, communion, connection, creed, crew, cult, denomination, division, faction, faith, following, group, order, party, persuasion, religion, school, splinter group, team, wing; concepts 381,382 …
16sect — ► NOUN 1) a group of people with different religious beliefs (typically regarded as heretical) from those of a larger group to which they belong. 2) a group with extreme or dangerous philosophical or political ideas. ORIGIN Latin secta following …
17-sect — [sekt] [< L sectus, pp. of secare, to cut: see SAW1] combining form forming adjectives cut, separated [pinnatisect] …
18Sect — In the sociology of religion a sect is generally a smaller 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… …
19sect — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ religious ▪ evangelical, fundamentalist, radical ▪ dissenting ▪ splinter (AmE) ▪ …
20sect — bi·sect; in·sect; in·ter·sect; sect; tran·sect; …
