sect

n. தனிக்குழு, உட்குழு, தனிப்பிரிவு, கிளைப்பிரிவு, சமயக்கட்சி, சமய உட்பிரிவு, சமயத்துறையில் பிரிந்து செல்பவர் குழு, சமயத்துறையில் ஒழுங்குப்பட்ட பெரும்படி அமைப்பு, கருத்துவேறுபாட்டுக் குழு, சமய மறுப்பாளர்குழு, சமய அறிவுத்துறைகளில் தனி ஒரவரைப் பின்பற்றும் மரபுக்குழு.

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Sect, n. Etym: [L. secare, sectum, to cut.] Defn: A cutting; a scion. [Obs.] Shak. Sect, n. Etym: [F. secte, L. sects, fr. sequi to follew; often confused with L. secare, sectum, to cut. See Sue to follow, and cf. Sept, Suit, n.] Defn: Those following a particular leader or authority, or attached to a certain opinion; a company or set having a common belief or allegiance distinct from others; in religion, the believers in a particular creed, or upholders of a particular practice; especially, in modern times, a party dissenting from an established church; a denomination; in philosophy, the disciples of a particular master; a school; in society and the state, an order, rank, class, or party. He beareth the sign of poverty, And in that sect our Savior saved all mankind. Piers Plowman. As of the sect of which that he was born, He kept his lay, to which that he was sworn. Chaucer. The cursed sect of that detestable and false prophet Mohammed. Fabyan. As concerning this sect [Christians], we know that everywhere it is spoken against. Acts xxviii. 22.

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