sect Definition
sect
noun
- 1. A religious or other group whose views and practices differ from those of an established body or from those of a body from which it has separated, used sometimes as an expression of disapproval by non-members.
2. A subdivision of one of the main religious divisions of mankind.
3. A body of followers of any doctrine, especially of an extreme political movement.
- Thesaurus: denomination, faction, camp, ism, cult, school, splinter group, subdivision.
