ALL meanings of sect
sect
S s - noun sect religious group, cult 1
- noun sect a body of persons adhering to a particular religious faith; a religious denomination. 1
- noun sect a group regarded as heretical or as deviating from a generally accepted religious tradition. 1
- noun sect (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. 1
- noun sect any group, party, or faction united by a specific doctrine or under a doctrinal leader. 1
- countable noun sect A sect is a group of people that has separated from a larger group and has a particular set of religious or political beliefs. 0
- noun sect 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 0
- noun sect a schismatic religious body characterized by an attitude of exclusivity in contrast to the more inclusive religious groups called denominations or Churches 0
- noun sect a religious group regarded as extreme or heretical 0
- noun sect a group of people with a common interest, doctrine, etc; faction 0
- noun sect a religious body or denomination, esp. a small group that has broken away from an established church 0
- noun sect any group of people having a common leadership, set of opinions, philosophical doctrine, political principles, etc., specif. a faction of a larger group 0
- abbreviation SECT section 0