sect
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He belongs to a Hindu sect that reveres nature and follows strict vegetarianism.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
Unlike their Arab Sunni neighbors, Omanis belong to the Ibadite sect, an early secession from mainstream Islam known for its moderate and egalitarian tendencies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
The hair-whipping, chest-thumping church founder uprooted her polarizing sect from Manchester, England, to Manhattan before fleeing farther still into the countryside.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2026
Wednesday's decision means liquidation proceedings will begin and the sect will no longer benefit from tax exemption, although the group can still appeal to the top court.
From Barron's ● Mar. 4, 2026
He was cared for by a group of Jansenists, Catholics who belonged to a sect based largely on a hatred of the Jesuit order.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
Its tens of thousands of active-duty soldiers reflect the mosaic that is the country, with representation from all sects.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026
Aoun, a former army chief, says this cannot be done by force, warning of the risks of alienating the Shia community and exacerbating tensions in a country divided by sects.
From BBC ● May 13, 2026
"All sects used to celebrate with us, and we hope to see this in the coming years, in order to rebuild Syria," she added.
From Barron's ● Dec. 24, 2025
In the end, wrote Burger, the track record of the Amish in maintaining alternative modes of informal vocational education was a showing “that probably few other religious groups or sects could make.”
From Slate ● Jul. 1, 2025
Most of the stores were run by gentiles, but some were owned by Orthodox Jews, members of the Hasidic sects in the area.
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
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