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

And Taoism is a religious sect.
而道教是一个宗教派别。
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）。
And Taoism is a religious sect, which was founded by Zhang Daoling of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
而道教是一个宗教派别，是由东汉的张道陵创立的。
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。
Although one of traditional Chinese founders of a sect of Buddhism, he remained obscure all his life.
但在传统的中国净土宗祖师世系中，他又是一个默默无闻的人物。
This sect, which allows polygamy.
这个教派，允许多妻制。
Your class, your cash, your country, sect, your name or your tribe.
你的阶级，你的金钱，你的国家，教派，你的名字或你的种族。
A member of a sect who is intolerant of the views of any other sect.
一个不能接受其它宗派观点的宗派成员。
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。
Not restricted to one sect or school or party.
不限于一个教派、学派和党派的。