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sect

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[ sekt ]

noun

  1. a body of persons adhering to a particular religious faith; a religious denomination.
  2. a group regarded as heretical or as deviating from a generally accepted religious tradition.
  3. (in the sociology of religion) a Christian denomination characterized by insistence on strict qualifications for membership, as distinguished from the more inclusive groups called churches.
  4. any group, party, or faction united by a specific doctrine or under a doctrinal leader.

-sect

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  1. a combining form with the meaning 鈥渃ut,鈥 used in the formation of compound words bisect, dissect, exsect .

sect.

3

abbreviation for

  1. section.

-sect

1

combining_form

  1. to cut or divide, esp into a specified number of parts

    trisect

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

sect

2

/ 蝉蓻办迟 /

noun

  1. a subdivision of a larger religious group (esp the Christian Church as a whole) the members of which have to some extent diverged from the rest by developing deviating beliefs, practices, etc
  2. derogatory.
    1. a schismatic religious body characterized by an attitude of exclusivity in contrast to the more inclusive religious groups called denominations or Churches
    2. a religious group regarded as extreme or heretical
  3. a group of people with a common interest, doctrine, etc; faction
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

sect

  1. A religious group, especially one that has separated from a larger group. Sect is often a term of disapproval.
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 蝉耻产顎僺别肠迟顎 noun
  • 耻苍顎僤别谤路蝉别肠迟顎 noun
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of sect1

1300鈥50; Middle English secte < Latin secta something to follow, pathway, course of conduct, school of thought, probably noun derivative of 蝉别肠迟腻谤墨 to pursue, accompany, wait upon, frequentative of 蝉别辩耻墨 to follow

Origin of sect2

From Latin sectus, past participle of 蝉别肠腻谤别 鈥渢o cut鈥
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of sect1

from Latin sectus cut, from 蝉别肠腻谤别 to cut; see saw 1

Origin of sect2

C14: from Latin secta faction, following, from the stem of 蝉别辩耻墨 to follow

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