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    sect

    sect - Dictionary definition and meaning for word sect

    Definition
    (noun) a subdivision of a larger religious group Definition
    (noun) a dissenting clique
    Synonyms : faction
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for sect

sanct(pavitra) sect(sector) larger religious group

dissect: cut open into parts, sect is one of the parts

Imagine section in a school where we have group of people with same interest

think of a sector of a circle

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SECT and CULT are somewhat similar in sound and refer to a religious group with beliefs that differ from those generally accepted.

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