sect
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(noun) a subdivision of a larger religious group |
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Synonyms: religious order |
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Related Words: Amish sect, Hare Krishna, High Anglican Church, High Church, ISKCON, International Society for Krishna Consciousness, Jainism, Kokka, Kokka Shinto, Saktism, Shaktism, Shivaism, Shua, Shuha Shinto, Sivaism, Society of Jesus, Taoism, Vaishnavism, Vaisnavism, faith, religion |
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(noun) a dissenting clique |
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Synonyms: faction |
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Related Words: camp, clique, coterie, ingroup, inner circle, left, left wing, old guard, pack, pro-choice faction, pro-life faction, right, right wing, splinter group |
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