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sect

noun

/sɛkt/

Meaning

a subgroup of a larger religious or political group, often with differing beliefs

The group split into different sects due to doctrinal differences.

faction, denomination, branch, cult

mainstream, majority

religious sect, political sect, radical sect, small sect

An animal that kills and eats humans; informally, a woman who is very assertive in relationships.

A person, typically a child, in ragged, dirty clothes.

a sequence of rulers from the same family or line; a powerful family or group

the remnants of a liquid left in a container, together with any sediment or grounds; the most worthl...

The study of the mechanical properties and behavior of fluids in motion and at rest.

An early type of photograph produced on a silver or silver-covered copper plate.