a religious sect

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• religious sect — religious group that is separate from organized religion …   English contemporary dictionary

• religious sect — noun a subdivision of a larger religious group • Syn: ↑sect, ↑religious order • Derivationally related forms: ↑sectarian (for: ↑sect) • Hypernyms: ↑religion, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• religious sect — A body or number of persons, united in tenets, but constituting a distinct organization or party holding sentiments or doctrines different from those of other bodies. 45 Am J1st Reli Soc § 2. A body of persons distinguished by peculiarities of… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• Religious disaffiliation — (see also apostasy) means leaving a faith, or a religious group or community. It is in many respects the reverse of religious conversion. Several other terms are used for this process, though each of these terms may have slightly different… …   Wikipedia

• Religious — Re*li gious (r? l?j ?s), a. [OF. religius, religious, F. religieux, from L. religiosus. See {Religion}.] 1. Of or pertaining to religion; concerned with religion; teaching, or setting forth, religion; set apart to religion; as, a religious… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• sect — See religious sect …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• Sect — In the sociology of religion a sect is generally a smaller religious or political group that has broken off from a larger group; for example from a large, well established religious group, like a denomination , usually due to a dispute about… …   Wikipedia

• religious order — noun a subdivision of a larger religious group (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑sect, ↑religious sect • Derivationally related forms: ↑sectarian (for: ↑sect) • Hypernym …   Useful english dictionary

• sect. — abbr. section. * * * section. * * * abbrev Section * * * sect «sehkt», noun. 1. a group of persons having the same principles, beliefs, or opinions: »a philosophical sect. Each religious sect in the town had its own church. SYNONYM(S):… …   Useful english dictionary

• Religious Society of Friends — noun a Christian sect founded by George Fox about 1660; commonly called Quakers • Syn: ↑Society of Friends, ↑Quakers • Hypernyms: ↑sect, ↑religious sect, ↑religious order • Member Meronyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• sect — n. a religious sect * * * [sekt] a religious sect …   Combinatory dictionary