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Definitions for Sect

[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.
[5] a combining form with the meaning “cut,” used in the formation of compound words bisect, dissect, exsect .
[6] section.
[7] 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
[8] often derogatory a schismatic religious body characterized by an attitude of exclusivity in contrast to the more inclusive religious groups called denominations or Churches a religious group regarded as extreme or heretical
[9] a group of people with a common interest, doctrine, etc; faction
[10] to cut or divide, esp into a specified number of parts trisect

Words related to Sect

faith, faction, creed, denomination, religion, church, cult, division, school, persuasion, group, camp, crew, connection, communion, team, following, party, wing, order

Words nearby Sect

secretory nerve, secretory otitis media, secrète, secrétan's syndrome, secs., sect, sect., sectarian, sectarianism, sectarianize, sectary

Origin of Sect

-sect< Latin sectus, past participle of secāre “to cut”

Words that may be confused with Sect

sects, sex

Other words from Sect

sub·sect , noun
un·der·sect , noun

Word origin for Sect

-sectfrom Latin sectus cut, from secāre to cut; see saw 1

Synonyms for Sect

church, creed, cult, denomination, faction, faith, religion, camp, communion, connection, crew, division, following, group, order, party, persuasion, school, team, wing, splinter group