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

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。
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）。
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。
And Taoism is a religious sect.
而道教是一个宗教派别。
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。
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。
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。
Rarely do the Amish marry outside their sect.
Amish人很少和他们宗派以外的人通婚。
A Protestant sect; commonly called quakers.
新教教派；一般称为公谊会。