Synonyms of sect

sect

noun

ˈsekt 

as in faction

a group of people acting together within a larger group

one sect of medical researchers holds the minority view that the disease is not caused by that virus

Synonyms & Similar Words

• faction
• party
• wing
• side
• team
• coalition
• bloc
• body
• denomination
• movement
• set
• block
• gang
• crew
• split
• splinter
• caucus
• pack
• persuasion
• schism
• scission

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sect

In 1842, the appellate court reduced the offense from a premeditated breach of duty to a negligent one, acquitted Ebel of founding a sect, and quashed his confinement. — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026

Grand jury testimony portrayed the shooting as a culmination of a longstanding feud between rival record labels — Death Row Records and Bad Boy Records — and rival gang sects Mob Piru and South Side Compton Crips. — Andrew Dalton, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026

Hundreds of pages of grand jury transcripts portray Tupac Shakur's shooting as a culmination of a longstanding feud between rival record labels Death Row Records and Bad Boy Records and rival gang sects Mob Piru and South Side Compton Crips. — CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026

Robertson helped launch Jim Bakker, a minister with Assemblies of God—the largest Pentecostal sect—and his wife, Tammy Faye, who eventually cofounded the rival Trinity Broadcasting Network with their program The PTL Club. — Literary Hub, 24 July 2026