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Sect vs Incorruptible - What's the difference?

sect | incorruptible |

As nouns the difference between sect and incorruptible

is that sect is an offshoot of a larger religion; a group sharing particular (often unorthodox) political and/or religious beliefs while incorruptible is (historical) one of an ancient religious sect of alexandria, whose adherents believed that the body of christ was incorruptible, and that he suffered hunger, thirst, and pain only in appearance.

As an adjective incorruptible is

not subject to corruption or decay.

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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    incorruptible

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    Alternative forms

    * incorruptable * uncorruptible * uncorruptable

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Not subject to corruption or decay.
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    • Our bodies shall be changed into incorruptible and immortal substances.
  • Incapable of being bribed or morally corrupted; inflexibly just and upright.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (historical) One of an ancient religious sect of Alexandria, whose adherents believed that the body of Christ was incorruptible, and that he suffered hunger, thirst, and pain only in appearance.
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