sect

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noun

Plural noun:

sects

1.
An offshoot of a larger religion or denomination.
a religious sect
2.
A group following a specific ideal or a leader.
3.
(obsolete)A cutting; a scion.
4.
(historical, uncountable)(astrology, historical) An ancient astrological concept, a form of polarity by which heavenly bodies were designated as either diurnal or nocturnal.

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ine-pro ine-pro From Middle English secte, from Old French secte (a sect in philosophy or religion), from secta, possibly, from Latin sequi (to follow). Alternatively linked to sectus (cut off, divided), past participle of secō.