sect
noun/sekt/
/sekt/
(sometimes disapproving)- a small group of people who belong to a particular religion but who have some beliefs or practices which separate them from the rest of the group
- The Shakers are an American religious sect, founded in the 18th century.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- religious
- evangelical
- fundamentalist
- …
- belong to
- join
- found
- …
- member
- leader
- a leader of a sect
- a member of a sect
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French secte or Latin secta, literally ‘following’, hence ‘faction, party’, from the stem of sequi ‘follow’.Want to learn more?
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