Sect

/sˈɛkt/

/ˈsɛkt/

Sect

a religious group with beliefs or practices, especially extreme or unusual ones, that separate them from the rest of the people with the religion

a dissenting clique

synonyms : faction

Examples

1. Many Protestant sects saw the law and values of ancient Jewish society as a basis for the creation of a model modern society.

2. The walking sect, that sounds strangely dirty.

3. This deity would differ depending on the sect.

4. During the Hasmonean era, two prominent sects of Judaism emerge.