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sect n.宗派；教派 (1) 该城每一个宗教教派都有自己的教堂。(2) 他16岁的时候加入了一个宗教教派。(3) 每年有好几百人被接纳到这个教派中。 Although objectively speaking a sect is merely a subdivision of a larger religious group, the word often carries with it the feeling of a part of a religion that has broken away. It often has a negative connotation in English because it implies that the group departed from what was standard to believe something different or odd. If you are comparing two sects you might talk about their sectarian differences.

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英 [sekt] 美 [sekt] (1) Each religious sect in the town had its own church.(2) When he was sixteen he joined a religious sect.(3) Hundreds are initiated into the sect each year. A sect is a religious group that exists inside of a larger religion. Think of it as a section of a particular religion. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]派别；宗派；教派；党派 A sect is a group of people that has separated from a larger group and has a particular set of religious or political beliefs.

英语单词	sect
英美音标	英 [sekt] 美 [sekt]
中文释义	n.宗派；教派
英语例句	(1) Each religious sect in the town had its own church. (2) When he was sixteen he joined a religious sect. (3) Hundreds are initiated into the sect each year.
中文例句	(1) 该城每一个宗教教派都有自己的教堂。 (2) 他16岁的时候加入了一个宗教教派。 (3) 每年有好几百人被接纳到这个教派中。
vocabulary简明	A sect is a religious group that exists inside of a larger religion. Think of it as a section of a particular religion.
vocabulary扩展	Although objectively speaking a sect is merely a subdivision of a larger religious group, the word often carries with it the feeling of a part of a religion that has broken away. It often has a negative connotation in English because it implies that the group departed from what was standard to believe something different or odd. If you are comparing two sects you might talk about their sectarian differences.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]派别；宗派；教派；党派 A sect is a group of people that has separated from a larger group and has a particular set of religious or political beliefs.

Sect Religious Group Larger Religion 英 Sekt] 美 Sekt