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noun
A subdivision of a larger religious group.
synonyms: religious sect, sect.
is a specific kind of: faith, organized religion, religion.
is a broader term that covers: sisterhood | Albigenses, Cathari, Cathars | High Anglican Church, High Church | Abecedarian | Amish sect | Karaites | Shia, Shiah, Shiah Islam | Sunni, Sunni Islam | Shivaism, Sivaism | Saktism, Shaktism | Vaishnavism, Vaisnavism | Haredi | Hare Krishna, International Society for Krishna Consciousness, ISKCON | Jainism | Taoism | Kokka, Kokka Shinto | Shua, Shuha Shinto | brethren | monastic order, order | Quakers, Religious Society of Friends, Society of Friends | Shakers, United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing | Vaudois, Waldenses | Zurvanism ... show more.
has as a part: convent.
derivation: sectarian | sectarian.
Dutch: sekte
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