Sect - English meaning

Sect – definitions in English dictionary

noun
A group of people with somewhat different religious beliefs (typically regarded as heretical) from those of a larger group to which they belong.
Usage examples:
Christians had gone astray and corrupted the god's scriptures by dividing into different sects and …
Synonims:
(religious) cult Religious group Faith community Denomination Persuasion Religious order Splinter group Faction Schism Heretical movement

abbreviation
Section.

noun
A religious group with beliefs that make it different from a larger or more established religion it has separated from
Usage examples:
A christian sect

Sect translation into English

Sect: translate from English into Chinese

教派, 宗, 宗派, 流派, 派系

Sect: translate from English into Dutch

Sekte, Sectie, Gezindte

Sect: translate from English into French

Secte

Sect: translate from English into German

Sekte

Sect: translate from English into Hindi

संप्रदाय, पंथ, धारा, पक्ष, धर्म, मज़हब, दीन

Sect: translate from English into Italian

Setta

Sect: translate from English into Korean

분파, 종파

Sect: translate from English into Russian

Секта

Sect: translate from English into Spanish

Secta

Word origin

Middle English: from Old French secte or Latin secta, literally ‘following’, hence ‘faction, party’, from the stem of sequi ‘follow’.

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Sect synonims

denomination

noun
A recognized autonomous branch of the christian church.
Usage examples:
The presbyterian community is the second largest denomination in the country

noun
A religious group whose beliefs differ in some ways from other groups in the same religion
Usage examples:
The petition was signed by clergy from over 20 protestant denominations., the machines take coins o…

noun
A unit of value stated on a coin, bank note, etc.
Usage examples:
High/large denomination notes, small/low denomination coins

Denomination - all meanings in English

faction

ˈfæk.ʃən

noun
A small organized dissenting group within a larger one, especially in politics.
Usage examples:
The left-wing faction of the party

noun
A literary and cinematic genre in which real events are used as a basis for a fictional narrative or dramatization.
Usage examples:
The current vogue for faction seems about to overwhelm narrative history

combining form
In nouns of action derived from verbs ending in -fy (such as liquefaction from liquefy ).

Faction - all meanings in English

persuasion

noun
The action or process of persuading someone or of being persuaded to do or believe something.
Usage examples:
Monica needed plenty of persuasion before she actually left

Communication intended to induce belief or action

noun
A particular set of beliefs, esp. religious or political ones
Usage examples:
People of all religious persuasions are welcome.

Persuasion - all meanings in English

schism

noun
A split or division between strongly opposed sections or parties, caused by differences in opinion or belief.
Usage examples:
The widening schism between church leaders and politicians

noun
A division of a group into two opposing groups, esp. in a church

Schism - all meanings in English

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