sect C2+ Topic:The Human Body US /sɛkt/ UK /sɛkt/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a group with distinct beliefs that has separated from a larger body The reformist sect broke away over doctrinal disputes. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a group with distinct... denominationfactioncultschismordersodality Word family Derived forms sectariansectary Related forms sectariansectarianism Etymology AI details From Latin 'secta' ('a way, course, school of thought'), from 'sequi' ('to follow'); influenced in form by association with 'secare' ('to cut'). secta Latin sequi Latin View etymology graph -> Topics The Human Body External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # sect **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /sɛkt/ **IPA (UK):** /sɛkt/ ## Meanings 1. a group with distinct beliefs that has separated from a larger body ## Examples - The reformist sect broke away over doctrinal disputes. ## Synonyms - denomination - faction - cult - schism - order - sodality ## Derived Forms - sectarian - sectary ## Related Forms - sectarian - sectarianism ## Roots and Affixes - Root: secta - Root: sequi ## Etymology From Latin 'secta' ('a way, course, school of thought'), from 'sequi' ('to follow'); influenced in form by association with 'secare' ('to cut'). ## AI Etymology Sect is from Latin 'secta' ('a way, course, school of thought'), from 'sequi' ('to follow'); influenced in form by association with 'secare' ('to cut'). Important recorded forms include secta (Latin) and sequi (Latin). The current sense covers a group with distinct beliefs that has separated from a larger body. The wider family includes derived forms such as sectarian and sectary and related words such as sectarian and sectarianism. ## Topics - The Human Body markdown