Associations to the word «Sect»

Wiktionary

SECT, noun. An offshoot of a larger religion; a group sharing particular (often unorthodox) political and/or religious beliefs.
SECT, noun. A group following a specific ideal or a leader.
SECT, noun. (obsolete) A cutting; a scion.

Dictionary definition

SECT, noun. A subdivision of a larger religious group.
SECT, noun. A dissenting clique.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley