noun, feminine/sɛkt/plural: sectes
sect (offshoot of a larger religion or denomination, usually and especially one with unorthodox or extreme political and/or religious beliefs)
Related: sectarisme, sectaire
Learned borrowing from Latin secta.
/sɛkt/
sect (offshoot of a larger religion or denomination, usually and especially one with unorthodox or extreme political and/or religious beliefs)
Related: sectarisme, sectaire
Learned borrowing from Latin secta.