1
a
: a dissenting or schismatic religious body
especially
: one regarded as extreme or heretical
b
: a religious denomination
2
archaic
: sex sense 1
so is all her sect—
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Noun
one sect of medical researchers holds the minority view that the disease is not caused by that virus
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Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
In 2001, Mignini reopened the case as part of his reexamination of the Monster of Florence, alleging that Narducci belonged to a satanic sect behind the killings.
—Isadora Wandermurem, Time, 22 Oct. 2025
Just like there are many sects of Judaism or Christianity, there are many ways to be Muslim.
—Deena Elgenaidi, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
Their departures from the sect in 2022 and 2023 triggered a series of lawsuits, some of which are still playing out in court.
—Naveed Jamali, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Hailing from an Indian branch of the Sulaymani Bohras, a Muslim sect residing primarily in the Arabian Peninsula, Husain was exposed to both Hindu and Islamic art from a young age.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
In 2001, Mignini reopened the case as part of his reexamination of the Monster of Florence, alleging that Narducci belonged to a satanic sect behind the killings.
—Isadora Wandermurem, Time, 22 Oct. 2025
Just like there are many sects of Judaism or Christianity, there are many ways to be Muslim.
—Deena Elgenaidi, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
Their departures from the sect in 2022 and 2023 triggered a series of lawsuits, some of which are still playing out in court.
—Naveed Jamali, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Sect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sect. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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