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Synonyms: Noun
bloc, block, body, coalition, faction, party, set, side, wing
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one sect of medical researchers holds the minority view that the disease is not caused by that virusRecent Examples on the Web: Noun
Them That Follow The daughter of a Pentecostal pastor in Appalachia challenges the traditions of her sect. — Los Angeles Times, "L.A. movie openings, July 28-Aug. 4: âFast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shawâ and more," 28 July 2019 On July 19, Nigeria's presidency in a statement warned members of the sect to stop violent demonstrations in the capital and wait for a court's decision on Zakzaky's fate. — Bukola Adebayo, CNN, "Protests turn deadly as the Islamic Movement of Nigeria clash with police," 22 July 2019 His multinational religious sect attracted young Japanese elite who had grown disenchanted with the countryâs material prosperity. — Austin Ramzy, New York Times, "Japan Executes Cult Leader Behind 1995 Sarin Gas Subway Attack," 5 July 2018 The Sufi protesters were demonstrating against the arrests of members of their sect. — Melissa Etehad, latimes.com, "Iran draws condemnation for execution of Sufi convicted of killing police," 19 June 2018 During his 16 years in the jobâfrom 1861 to his death in 1877âhe transformed the publication from the mouthpiece of a laissez-faire sect into the voice of mature Gladstonian liberalism. — The Economist, "A new biography of Walter Bagehot, âthe greatest Victorianâ," 8 Aug. 2019 Since 2009, Boko Haram has grown from being a fringe religious sect to being a brutal terrorist group. — Yomi Kazeem, Quartz Africa, "The ominous parallels with Nigeriaâs handling of a rising Islamic sect and early-day Boko Haram," 29 July 2019 Falun Gong practitioners from Ohio visited Washington on Thursday to protest the sectâs persecution by the Chinese government and asked a cleveland.com reporter to meet them for interviews at Brownâs coffee. — Sabrina Eaton, cleveland.com, "Press not welcome at Sen. Sherrod Brownâs constituent coffees," 18 July 2019 The family went to church every Saturday, a strict fundamentalist sect called the Worldwide Church of God, which forbids celebrating Christmas, Easter, or birthdays, and bans TV from Friday night to Saturday night. — Dodie Kazanjian, Vogue, "Amy Sherald, Michelle Obamaâs Portraitist, Readies her New York Debut," 15 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'sect.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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