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

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。
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。
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。
A Protestant sect; commonly called quakers.
新教教派；一般称为公谊会。
Ning-ma sect is a important sect in Tibetan buddhism.
宁玛派是藏传佛教历史上一个重要的教派。
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）。
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。
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。
And Taoism is a religious sect, which was founded by Zhang Daoling of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
而道教是一个宗教派别，是由东汉的张道陵创立的。
A Hindu sect worshiping Shiva.
信仰湿婆一个印度教流派。