sect
英 [sekt]
美 [sekt]
n. 派别; 宗派
Collins.1 / BNC.10158 / COCA.10216
牛津词典
noun
- 派别；宗派
a small group of people who belong to a particular religion but who have some beliefs or practices which separate them from the rest of the group
柯林斯词典
- 派别;宗派;教派;党派
Asectis a group of people that has separated from a larger group and has a particular set of religious or political beliefs.
英英释义
noun
- a subdivision of a larger religious group
- a dissenting clique