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

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。
Of or relating to or characteristic of a sect or sects.
属于宗派、与宗派有关、或具有宗派色彩。
And Taoism is a religious sect.
而道教是一个宗教派别。
Each religious sect in the town had its own church.
该城每一个宗教教派都有自己的教堂。
Relating to particularism ( exclusive interest in one group or class or sect etc.).
关于排他主义（完全只对一个团体、一个阶级或一个宗派感兴趣）。
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。
And the bee? What's with that? You joined a sect?
那蜜蜂呢？你用它做什么？你加入了一个教派？
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。
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。