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

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

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

Many people thought the religious sect was guilty of brainwashing.
许多人认为该教派犯了强行灌输的罪行。
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。
Of or relating to or characteristic of a sect or sects.
属于宗派、与宗派有关、或具有宗派色彩。
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 of significance to study ecological aesthetic wisdom of the concept of nature of Chan Sect.
研究禅宗自然观的生态美学智慧，具有重要的意义。
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。
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）。
According to sociology of religion, a sect& it's not necessarily just an insult.
按照宗教社会学的说法，教派。。。，这不是冒犯。
Rarely do the Amish marry outside their sect.
Amish人很少和他们宗派以外的人通婚。