sect

英 [sekt]

美 [sekt]

n. 派别; 宗派

复数：sects　第三人称单数：sects　

Collins.1 / BNC.10158 / COCA.10216

牛津词典

noun

派别；宗派
a small group of people who belong to a particular religion but who have some beliefs or practices which separate them from the rest of the group

派别;宗派;教派;党派
Asectis a group of people that has separated from a larger group and has a particular set of religious or political beliefs.

noun

Although one of traditional Chinese founders of a sect of Buddhism, he remained obscure all his life.
但在传统的中国净土宗祖师世系中，他又是一个默默无闻的人物。
Huineng became a Buddhist sect sixth generation descendants, this story for a long.
慧能成为佛教南宗第六代传人，这故事流传相当久远。
A Protestant sect; commonly called quakers.
新教教派；一般称为公谊会。
It is widely believed that this reflects a choice of competence over caste and secularism over sect.
外界普遍认为，这反映出人们选择的是能力而非社会等级，是政教分离主义而非宗派主义。
In 1977, friends in the Japanese Buddhist world set up the Japan-China Friendship Association of the Sukhavati Sect.
1977年日本佛教界朋友成立了日中友好净土宗协会。
The sect of the Magi continued in Persia, though its influence was limited after this political setback.
尽管在这场政治挫折之后，祭司的影响力受到了限制，祭司教派仍然继续留在波斯。
But Jesus had no intention of founding a new sect or religion.
但是耶稣并没有建立一个新教派或新宗教的意图。
Ning-ma sect is a important sect in Tibetan buddhism.
宁玛派是藏传佛教历史上一个重要的教派。
This sect, which allows polygamy.
这个教派，允许多妻制。
Many people thought the religious sect was guilty of brainwashing.
许多人认为该教派犯了强行灌输的罪行。