英语词汇“sect”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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Noun one sect of medical researchers holds the minority view that the disease is not caused by that virus

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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

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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

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

单词	sect
释义	sect 1 of 2 noun ˈsekt 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 See all Synonyms & Antonyms 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 : a group within a religion which has a special set of teachings or a special way of doing things sect noun as in faction a group of people acting together within a larger group one sect of medical researchers holds the minority view that the disease is not caused by that virus Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance faction party wing side team bloc coalition denomination body movement set gang splinter block split crew caucus pack schism persuasion scission
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