sect

[sekt] / sɛkt /

NOUN

school of thought

Synonyms

STRONGEST

church creed cult denomination faction faith religion

STRONG

camp communion connection crew division following group order party persuasion school team wing

WEAK

splinter group

Antonyms

STRONGEST

agnosticism disbelief

Example Sentences

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With the advent of this enlightened procedure, the secta soon ceased to decide the case, and it may well be asked why it did not disappear and leave no traces.

From The Common Law by Holmes, Oliver Wendell

Suit, secta, was the term applied to the persons whose oath the party tendered.

From The Common Law by Holmes, Oliver Wendell

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