SECT


Meaning of SECT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ sekt ]

n. 1 a a body of people subscribing to religious doctrines usu. different from those of an established Church from which they have separated. b usu. derog. a nonconformist or other Church. c a party or faction in a religious body. d a religious denomination. 2 the followers of a particular philosopher or philosophy, or school of thought in politics etc. [ME f. OF secte or L secta f. the stem of sequi secut- follow]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.