| 单词 | sect |
| 释义 | sect[ sekt ] / sɛkt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR sect ON THESAURUS.COM nouna body of persons adhering to a particular religious faith; a religious denomination. a group regarded as heretical or as deviating from a generally accepted religious tradition. (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. any group, party, or faction united by a specific doctrine or under a doctrinal leader. Origin of sect1300–50; Middle English secte<Latin secta something to follow, pathway, course of conduct, school of thought, probably noun derivative of sectārī to pursue, accompany, wait upon, frequentative of sequī to follow OTHER WORDS FROM sectsubsect, nounun·der·sect, nounWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH sectsects , sexDefinition for sect (2 of 3)-sect a combining form with the meaning “cut,” used in the formation of compound words bisect, dissect, exsect. Origin of -sect From Latin sectus, past participle of secāre “to cut” Definition for sect (3 of 3)sect. section. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for sect (1 of 2)sect / (sɛkt) / nouna subdivision of a larger religious group (esp the Christian Church as a whole) the members of which have to some extent diverged from the rest by developing deviating beliefs, practices, etc often derogatory
a group of people with a common interest, doctrine, etc; faction Word Origin for sectC14: from Latin secta faction, following, from the stem of sequī to follow British Dictionary definitions for sect (2 of 2)-sect combining formto cut or divide, esp into a specified number of partstrisect Word Origin for -sectfrom Latin sectus cut, from secāre to cut; see saw 1 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for sectsect A religious group, especially one that has separated from a larger group. Sect is often a term of disapproval. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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