Sect vs Sept - What's the difference?
sect | sept |
An offshoot of a larger religion; a group sharing particular (often unorthodox) political and/or religious beliefs.
A group following a specific ideal or a leader.
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(obsolete) A cutting; a scion.
A clan, tribe, or family, proceeding from a common progenitor. (used especially of the ancient clans in Ireland)
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As nouns the difference between sect and sept
is that sect is an offshoot of a larger religion; a group sharing particular (often unorthodox) political and/or religious beliefs while sept is a clan, tribe, or family, proceeding from a common progenitor. used especially of the ancient clans in Ireland.sect
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Noun
(en noun)- A religious sect .