sect 音标拼音: [s'ɛkt]
n . 宗派,教派,部分,段
宗派,教派,部分,段
sect n 1 :
a subdivision of a larger religious group [
synonym : {
sect },
{
religious sect }, {
religious order }]
2 :
a dissenting clique [
synonym : {
faction }, {
sect }]
Sect \
Sect \ (
s [
e ^]
kt ),
n . [
L .
secare ,
sectum ,
to cut .]
A cutting ;
a scion . [
Obs .] --
Shak .
[
1913 Webster ]
Sect \
Sect \ (
s [
e ^]
kt ),
n . [
F .
secte ,
L .
secta ,
fr .
sequi to follow ;
often confused with L .
secare ,
sectum ,
to cut .
See {
Sue }
to follow ,
and cf . {
Sept }, {
Suit },
n .]
Those following a particular leader or authority ,
or attached to a certain opinion ;
a company or set having a common belief or allegiance distinct from others ;
in religion ,
the believers in a particular creed ,
or upholders of a particular practice ;
especially ,
in modern times ,
a party dissenting from an established church ;
a denomination ;
in philosophy ,
the disciples of a particular master ;
a school ;
in society and the state ,
an order ,
rank ,
class ,
or party .
[
1913 Webster ]
He beareth the sign of poverty ,
And in that sect our Savior saved all mankind . --
Piers Plowman .
[
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As of the sect of which that he was born ,
He kept his lay ,
to which that he was sworn . --
Chaucer .
[
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The cursed sect of that detestable and false prophet Mohammed . --
Fabyan .
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As concerning this sect [
Christians ],
we know that everywhere it is spoken against . --
Acts xxviii .
22 .
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1913 Webster ]
62 Moby Thesaurus words for "
sect ":
Babi ,
Babism ,
Bahaism ,
Brahmanism ,
Brahmoism ,
Buddhism ,
Chen Yen Buddhism ,
Christianity ,
adherents ,
affiliation ,
anthroposophy ,
body ,
branch ,
breakaway group ,
cabal ,
camp ,
caucus ,
church ,
class ,
clique ,
communion ,
community ,
confession ,
connection ,
creed ,
cult ,
denomination ,
disciples ,
division ,
ethnic group ,
faction ,
faith ,
fellowship ,
followers ,
group ,
interest ,
interest group ,
ism ,
minority group ,
offshoot ,
order ,
organization ,
party ,
persuasion ,
political party ,
pressure group ,
religious order ,
schism ,
school ,
school of thought ,
sectarism ,
segment ,
set ,
side ,
silent majority ,
society ,
splinter ,
splinter group ,
variety ,
version ,
vocal minority ,
wing Sect (
Gr .
hairesis ,
usually rendered "
heresy ",
Acts 24 :
14 ;
1 Chr .
11 :
19 ;
Gal .
5 :
20 ,
etc .),
meaning properly "
a choice ,"
then "
a chosen manner of life ,"
and then "
a religious party ,"
as the "
sect "
of the Sadducees (
Acts 5 :
17 ),
of the Pharisees (
15 :
5 ),
the Nazarenes ,
i .
e .,
Christians (
24 :
5 ).
It afterwards came to be used in a bad sense ,
of those holding pernicious error ,
divergent forms of belief (
2 Pet .
2 :
1 ;
Gal .
5 :
20 ).
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