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What is a sect?

What is a sect? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. An offshoot of a larger religion; a group sharing particular (often unorthodox) political and/or religious beliefs.
  2. A group following a specific ideal or a leader.
  3. (obsolete) A cutting; a scion.
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At once I understood and was certain, that this was the sect of the caitiffs displeasing unto God, and unto his enemies.
In the 11 th century in the Middle East the Shiite sect known as the Assassins would eat hashish before murdering civilian foes.
Depending on the sect of Buddhism, the word bodhisattva has essentially two meanings.
Followers of Jain religion and a sect of Buddhists are known to propagate the teachings of non-violence and strictly avoid eating meat.
Many of the 7,000-member Skver sect of Hasidim in New Square, 30 miles north of Manhattan, believe God has revealed himself in fish form.
Agya, along with the Dalai Lama and the Panchen Lama, is a member of the Gelug, or Yellow Hat, sect of Tibetan Buddhism.

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