Thesaurus results for 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

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Recent Examples of sect The Goryeo were devout Buddhists; so too are the Lee family, of the modern Won Buddhist sect. —

Lori Waxman, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026 Bishop is part of this sect of new characters that are really vital to the story. —

Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2026 Additionally, the community where measles is spreading has been the home of a sect of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, a group that had a charismatic leader named Warren Jeffs who sowed distrust in vaccines. —

Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026 In Unchosen, a new psychological drama on Netflix, Rosie (Molly Windsor) and Adam (Asa Butterfield), are a married couple living inside the Fellowship of the Divine, a secluded religious sect where strict rules govern behavior, intimacy, and punishment. —

Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 21 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sect

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Phelan also suggested that there is a faction of Republicans who would not vote for Paxton under any circumstances, and warned that under those conditions, Republicans could lose their edge in the state's legislature and judiciary.

— Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 3 June 2026
For Bottoms and Kirkmeyer, who hail from different ideological factions of the GOP, the debate was a chance to close with and criticize Marx while highlighting their own goals and plans.

— Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 3 June 2026