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

Your class, your cash, your country, sect, your name or your tribe.
你的阶级，你的金钱，你的国家，教派，你的名字或你的种族。
A member of an ancient Jewish sect noted for strict obedience to Jewish traditions.
一个以对犹太族的传统绝对服从而著称的古代犹太人教派里的成员。
And Taoism is a religious sect.
而道教是一个宗教派别。
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。
And the bee? What's with that? You joined a sect?
那蜜蜂呢？你用它做什么？你加入了一个教派？
Relating to particularism ( exclusive interest in one group or class or sect etc.).
关于排他主义（完全只对一个团体、一个阶级或一个宗派感兴趣）。
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。
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。
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。
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。