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