sect¹ /sekt/

1. A body of followers, esp of an extreme political movement
2. A school of opinion, esp in religion or philosophy
3. A subdivision of one of the main religious divisions of mankind
4. An organized denomination, used esp by members of the established churches to express their disapproval of the less established or smaller
5. A dissenting body
6. A party
7. A class of people
8. A sex (old)

sectāˈrial adjective

Distinguishing a sect (esp in India)

sectāˈrian adjective

1. Of or relating to a sect, or between sects
2. (of a crime, esp a murder) motivated solely by a hatred derived from religious bigotry
3. Narrow, exclusive, rigidly adhering to the beliefs of a given sect
4. Denominational

1. A member of a sect
2. A person strongly imbued with the characteristics of a sect, esp if bigoted

sectāˈrianism noun

sectāˈrianize or sectāˈrianise transitive verb

sectary /sekˈtə-ri/ noun

1. A follower, a votary
2. A member of a sect
3. A dissenter from the established faith

sectāˈtor noun (rare)

An adherent of a school or party

sect² /sekt/

A cutting

sectile /sekˈtīl/ adjective

Capable of being cut with a knife without breaking

sectilˈity noun

• wissed
• wisses
• wissing
• wist
• wistaria
• wistarias
• wisted
• wisteria
• wisterias
• wistful
• wistfully
• wistfulness
• wistfulnesses
• wisting
• wistiti
• wistitis
• wistly
• wists
• wit
• witan
• witblits
• witblitses
• witch
• witch-alder
• witchcraft