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

The sect of the Magi continued in Persia, though its influence was limited after this political setback.
尽管在这场政治挫折之后，祭司的影响力受到了限制，祭司教派仍然继续留在波斯。
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。
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。
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）。
And Taoism is a religious sect.
而道教是一个宗教派别。
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。
A Hindu sect worshiping Shiva.
信仰湿婆一个印度教流派。
This sect, which allows polygamy.
这个教派，允许多妻制。
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。