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As a noun sect

is an offshoot of a larger religion; a group sharing particular (often unorthodox) political and/or religious beliefs.

As an adjective multisectarian is

composed of multiple sects; pertaining to sectarianism regarding multiple sects.

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

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    * cult

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    Alternative forms

    * multi-sectarian

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Composed of multiple sects; pertaining to sectarianism regarding multiple sects.
  • *1972 , Northern Ireland: Hearings, Ninety-second Congress, Second Session , February 28 and 29 and March 1, 1972, publ. United States Congress, House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Europe, U.S. Govt. Print. Off., pg. 546:
  • *:[...] and that from God springs the laws of morality (a simpler and better term than "religion" in these multisectarian days, when the term too often means a splitting of straws over the veriest trifles)
  • *1944 , Ralph Barton Perry, Puritanism and Democracy , Vanguard Press, pg. 346:
  • *:The political sequel to Separatism is the neutral state presiding over a multisectarian society.
  • *2008 , Saree Makdisi, Palestine Inside Out: An Everyday Occupation , W. W. Norton & Company, ISBN 9780393066067, pg. 196:
  • *:Hundreds of Palestinians have been forced to leave — 10 percent of Bethlehem's Christian population has emigrated in the past few years alone, which has affected the multisectarian social fabric of the city where Christ was born.