secte
Pronunciation: /ˈsɛkt(ə)/
“secte” is a Middle English word. Its 7 meanings in English:
noun
- A variety or sort; a category with a distinguishing feature.
- A religion or religious organisation (usually not referring to Christianity)
- A division within a religion (either doctrinal or administrative)
- A sect; a smaller offshoot of a religion with unorthodox belief.
- People who behave or think in a specified manner (either as a group or in general).
- A school of philosophical or medical thought.
- One's physical composition or existence.
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French secte, from Late Latin secta.
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