sect
21sect. — abbr. section. * * * section. * * * abbrev Section * * * sect «sehkt», noun. 1. a group of persons having the same principles, beliefs, or opinions: »a philosophical sect. Each religious sect in the town had its own church. SYNONYM(S):… …
22Sect. — Содержание 1 Общие правила 2 Список обозначений 2.1 auct. 2.2 auct. pl. 2.3 candidatus …
23-sect — I. |sekt adjective combining form Etymology: Latin sectus, past participle of secare to cut, divide more at saw : cut : divided pinnatisect II …
24sect — [14] Despite its similarity to section and sector, sect has nothing to do with ‘cutting’. It comes via Old French secte from Latin secta, which denoted literally a ‘following’, hence a ‘faction of supporters’ (it was a noun use of sectus, an… …
25sect — n. a religious sect * * * [sekt] a religious sect …
26sect — UK [sekt] / US noun [countable] Word forms sect : singular sect plural sects 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 …
27sect — [14] Despite its similarity to section and sector, sect has nothing to do with ‘cutting’. It comes via Old French secte from Latin secta, which denoted literally a ‘following’, hence a ‘faction of supporters’ (it was a noun use of sectus, an… …
28sect — I. noun Etymology: Middle English secte, from Anglo French & Late Latin & Latin; Anglo French, group, faction, from Late Latin secta organized ecclesiastical body, from Latin, course of action, way of life, probably from sectari to pursue,… …
29sect — noun A cult or religious movement, a group sharing particular (often unorthodox) political and/or religious beliefs. A religious sect. See Also: sectarian …
30Sect — (Gr. hairesis, usually rendered heresy , Acts 24:14; 1 Chr. 11:19; Gal. 5:20, etc.), meaning properly a choice, then a chosen manner of life, and then a religious party, as the sect of the Sadducees (Acts 5:17), of the Pharisees (15:5), the… …
