Dictionary and Thesaurus

Definition of Sect

• (n.) A cutting; a scion.
• (n.) Those following a particular leader or authority, or attached to a certain opinion; a company or set having a common belief or allegiance distinct from others; in religion, the believers in a particular creed, or upholders of a particular practice; especially, in modern times, a party dissenting from an established church; a denomination; in philosophy, the disciples of a particular master; a school; in society and the state, an order, rank, class, or party.

Synonyms of Sect

• Religious Sect
• Religious Order
• Faction

Antonyms of Sect

Homophones of Sect