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sect

1 of 2

noun

ˈsekt How to pronounce sect (audio)
1
a
: a dissenting or schismatic religious body
especially : one regarded as extreme or heretical
b
: a religious denomination
2
archaic : sex sense 1
so is all her sect William Shakespeare
3
a
: a group adhering to a distinctive doctrine or to a leader
b
: party
c
: faction

sect

2 of 2

abbreviation

section; sectional

Synonyms

Noun

  • bloc
  • block
  • body
  • coalition
  • faction
  • party
  • set
  • side
  • wing
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Example Sentences

Noun one sect of medical researchers holds the minority view that the disease is not caused by that virus
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
The murderous cult leader is based on Adolfo de Jesús Constanzo, a Cuban American drug dealer and cult leader whose sect performed multiple ritualistic killings in Matamoros, Mexico, during the 80s. Sophie Hanson, Harper's BAZAAR, 4 Aug. 2022 Robow was one of the highest ranking Al-Shabaab members to quit the sect, analysts told CNN. Reuters And Cnn, CNN, 3 Aug. 2022 Rights watchers estimate the sect has destroyed or forced the closure of around 2,500 schools in the region, killed 611 teachers, and displaced 19,000 more. Innocent Eteng, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 July 2022 The ink portrait of Linji Yixuan by an unidentified 15th- or 16th-century Japanese monk captures the sometimes violent intensity of the Rinzai sect’s approach. Lee Lawrence, WSJ, 11 May 2022 The defendants are all members of a small Indian Muslim sect known as the Dawoodi Bohra, which has a mosque in Farmington Hills. Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 28 Sep. 2021 Bryant eventually founded his own polygamist sect, which Ron visited. Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 27 May 2022 Marsha is on the lam from the airport police, her daughter’s sect of trampoline-bouncing enthusiasts and her own mother, who performs cosmetic surgery on pets. Mary Carole Mccauley, Baltimore Sun, 16 May 2022 The Kinane incident has since become legend, a cornerstone of the Des Moines comedy mythos that is embellished and passed down to new members of their sect in the wee hours when the empties stack up and the tales grow taller. Lee Keeler, SPIN, 10 May 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English secte, from Anglo-French & Late Latin & Latin; Anglo-French, group, faction, from Late Latin secta organized ecclesiastical body, from Latin, course of action, way of life, probably from sectari to pursue, frequentative of sequi to follow — more at sue

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

sect

noun

ˈsekt How to pronounce sect (audio)
: a group within a religion which has a special set of teachings or a special way of doing things

insects

noun

plural of insect
as in shrimps
a person of no importance or influence the magazine's editor in chief was notorious for treating staffers as insects, often not even bothering to learn their names

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • shrimps
  • numbers
  • dwarves
  • ciphers
  • shrimp
  • dwarfs
  • lightweights
  • nobodies
  • pigmies
  • pygmies
  • morsels
  • inferiors
  • puppets
  • zeroes
  • twerps
  • zeros
  • nullities
  • obscurities
  • insignificancies
  • whippersnappers
  • pip-squeaks
  • nonentities
  • snippersnappers
  • nonpersons
  • half-pints
  • zilches
  • mediocrities
  • noncelebrities
  • leasts
  • no-names
  • figureheads

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • figures
  • personages
  • big shots
  • leaders
  • planets
  • eminences
  • bigwigs
  • big wheels
  • magnates
  • stars
  • heads
  • nabobs
  • somebodies
  • personalities
  • celebrities
  • kingpins
  • chiefs
  • notables
  • leads
  • luminaries
  • kahunas
  • authorities
  • superstars
  • parties
  • VIPs
  • superiors
  • powers
  • great powers
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