sect

英 [sekt]

美 [sekt]

n. 派别; 宗派

复数：sects　第三人称单数：sects　

Collins.1 / BNC.10158 / COCA.10216

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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

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.

noun

In 1977, friends in the Japanese Buddhist world set up the Japan-China Friendship Association of the Sukhavati Sect.
1977年日本佛教界朋友成立了日中友好净土宗协会。
But Jesus had no intention of founding a new sect or religion.
但是耶稣并没有建立一个新教派或新宗教的意图。
A member of a sect who is intolerant of the views of any other sect.
一个不能接受其它宗派观点的宗派成员。
It is widely believed that this reflects a choice of competence over caste and secularism over sect.
外界普遍认为，这反映出人们选择的是能力而非社会等级，是政教分离主义而非宗派主义。
His sect is noteworthy because it stresses absolute obedience to the guru ( teacher).
他的教派值得注目，因为它强调绝对服从古鲁（导师）。
A Protestant sect; commonly called quakers.
新教教派；一般称为公谊会。
The doctrine of a sect of Hindu philosophers who practiced nudity and asceticism and meditation.
印度哲学家流派的学说他们实行裸体和禁欲主义和冥思。
Not restricted to one sect or school or party.
不限于一个教派、学派和党派的。
A member of an ancient Jewish sect noted for strict obedience to Jewish traditions.
一个以对犹太族的传统绝对服从而著称的古代犹太人教派里的成员。
I am of a sect by myself, as far as I know.
就我所知，我自身就是一个派系。