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Meanings of sect in English
Subgroup of a particular religious or ideological doctrine.
Usage of sect in English
1
Despite incarceration, Jeffs is said to remain in control of the sect.
2
They blame Maliki for marginalising their sect during eight years in power.
3
They blame Maliki for marginalizing their sect during eight years in power.
4
This sect sprang up in the last century, and the narrative says:
5
The present possessors of power in Mecca are of the Soonie sect.
6
Every sect, in whatever sphere, is the rallying-point of doubt and error.
7
Ahmadis are a minority Muslim sect founded in the late 19th century.
8
There were times when Vientus got useful sect members released from custody.
9
The one sect threatens to desert the levees, the other the parties.
10
Such was the common view of the great sect of the Stoics.
11
The sect of the Khattabiyah worshipped the Imam Jafar Sadik as God.
12
Can a pacifist sect not even be encouraged to debate with others?
13
After his time there was some diminution of the sect in England.
14
They are suspicious of it as of a new sect in religion.
15
Every imaginable sect had accumulated in Bohemia during the preceding twenty years.
16
Mr Bleach is accused of supplying weapons to a militant Hindu sect.
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United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common
Ireland
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