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

Not restricted to one sect or school or party.
不限于一个教派、学派和党派的。
Chinese Taoist sect claiming to follow the teaching of Lao-Tzu but also incorporating pantheism and sorcery.
中国道士流派，要求追随老子的教义但是也混合着泛神论和巫术。
Although one of traditional Chinese founders of a sect of Buddhism, he remained obscure all his life.
但在传统的中国净土宗祖师世系中，他又是一个默默无闻的人物。
Each religious sect in the town had its own church.
该城每一个宗教教派都有自己的教堂。
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。
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。
Rarely do the Amish marry outside their sect.
Amish人很少和他们宗派以外的人通婚。
The abrogation of compulsory celibacy showed the utter instability and lack of moral foundation of the sect.
废除强制性的独身显示，完全不稳定和缺乏道德基础的节。
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。
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。