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Meanings of sect leader in English

Russian
духовный лидер
Spanish
líder de secta
Catalan
líder de secta

Leader of a religious cult.

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духовный лидер
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Examples for "cult leader"
Examples for "cult leader"
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There's nothing that hurts me more than being called a cult leader.
Eating the dinosaur
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On Saturday, center-right leader Silvio Berlusconi likened him to being a cult leader.
Reuters
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He was the slippery cult leader in the superb Martha Marcy May Marlene.
The Irish Times
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Besides, there is nothing worse than calling someone a cult leader.
Eating the dinosaur
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I play Angel, a cult leader, who lives in the underworld.
The Guardian
Usage of sect leader in English
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Polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs is facing a possible life sentence after being convicted of child sexual assault.
The Irish Times
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Thirteen people died overnight at hospitals, raising the death toll to 93, said Raja Ghalab Ahmad, a local sect leader.
The Irish Times
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This investigation has been sparked by Seoul City Mayor Park Won-soon, who urged the Chief Prosecutor to detain the sect leader.
BBC
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A Maoist sect leader has denied raping and imprisoning three female followers -including one Irish woman -for more than 30 years.
The Irish Times
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A young Spanish woman has been rescued from a suspected sect leader in the Peruvian jungle after allegedly being groomed by him online.
The Irish Times
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Photo: 123RF Sect leaders are accused of seizing the possessions of followers and making them work unpaid.
Radio NZ
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The sect leaders were later arrested.
Reuters
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The suit targeted the sect and its Paragon Contractors Corp, as well as sect leaders including Lyle Jeffs.
Reuters
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