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Sect vs Elcesaite - What's the difference?

sect | elcesaite |

As nouns the difference between sect and elcesaite

is that sect is an offshoot of a larger religion; a group sharing particular (often unorthodox) political and/or religious beliefs while elcesaite is (historical) a member of an ancient jewish-christian sect, possibly related to the ebionites, in sassanid southern mesopotamia.

sect

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Noun

(en noun)
  • An offshoot of a larger religion; a group sharing particular (often unorthodox) political and/or religious beliefs.
    • A religious sect .
  • A group following a specific ideal or a leader.
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  • (obsolete) A cutting; a scion.

    • Related terms

    * sectarian

    See also

    * cult

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    elcesaite

    English

    Noun

    (en noun) (wikipedia Elcesaite)
  • (historical) A member of an ancient Jewish-Christian sect, possibly related to the Ebionites, in Sassanid southern Mesopotamia.

    • Alternative forms

    * Elchasaite * Elkasaite * Elkesaite * Helkesaite