Sect

n.	1.	A cutting; a scion.
	1.	Those following a particular leader or authority, or attached to a certain opinion; a company or set having a common belief or allegiance distinct from others; in religion, the believers in a particular creed, or upholders of a particular practice; especially, in modern times, a party dissenting from an established church; a denomination; in philosophy, the disciples of a particular master; a school; in society and the state, an order, rank, class, or party. He beareth the sign of poverty, And in that sect our Savior saved all mankind. - Piers Plowman. As of the sect of which that he was born, He kept his lay, to which that he was sworn. - Chaucer. The cursed sect of that detestable and false prophet Mohammed. - Fabyan. As concerning this sect [Christians], we know that everywhere it is spoken against. - Acts xxviii. 22.

Noun	1.	sect - a subdivision of a larger religious group Synonyms: religious order, religious sect
	2.	sect - a dissenting clique Synonyms: faction

Babi, Babism, Bahaism, Brahmanism, Brahmoism, Buddhism, Chen Yen Buddhism, Christianity, adherents, affiliation, anthroposophy, body, branch, breakaway group, cabal, camp, caucus, church, class, clique, communion, community, confession, connection, creed, cult, disciples, division, ethnic group, faith, fellowship, followers, group, interest, interest group, ism, minority group, offshoot, order, organization, party, persuasion, political party, pressure group, religious order, schism, school, school of thought, sectarism, set, side, silent majority, society, splinter, splinter group, variety, version, vocal minority, wing

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