| 单词 | sect |
| 释义 | sect /sekt/, n. 1. a body of persons adhering to a particular religious faith; a religious denomination. 2. a group regarded as heretical or as deviating from a generally accepted religious tradition. 3. (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. 4. any group, party, or faction united by a specific doctrine or under a doctrinal leader. [1300-50; ME secte < L secta something to follow, pathway, course of conduct, school of thought, prob. n. deriv. of sectari to pursue, accompany, wait upon, freq. of sequi to follow] |
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