sect: [14] Despite its similarity to section and sector, sect has nothing to do with ‘cutting’. It comes via Old French secte from Latin secta, which denoted literally a ‘following’, hence a ‘faction of supporters’ (it was a noun use of sectus, an archaic past participle of sequī ‘follow’, from which English gets sequence, sue, etc). Set ‘group’ is ultimately the same word as sect. => second, sequel, sequence, set, sue, suit
sect (n.)
mid-14c., "distinctive system of beliefs or observances; party or school within a religion," from Old French secte, sete "sect, religious community," or directly from Late Latin secta "religious group, sect in philosophy or religion," from Latin secta "manner, mode, following, school of thought," literally "a way, road, beaten path," from fem. of sectus, variant past participle of sequi "follow," from PIE *sekw- (1) "to follow" (see sequel). Confused in this sense with Latin secta, fem. past participle of secare "to cut" (see section (n.)). Meaning "separately organized religious body" is recorded from 1570s.
实用例句
1. When he was sixteen he joined a religious sect.
他16岁的时候加入了一个宗教教派.
来自《简明英汉词典》
2. 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.
来自辞典例句
3. He was rejoiced at so early an opportunity of distinguishing his faith in his new sect.
他很高兴这么快就能有机会表明他新近才参加的教派的信仰.
来自辞典例句
4. He is the 53 th leader of the Chengdu Qingcheng Mountain Wudang Sect.
他是成都青城山武当派第五十三代掌门人.
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5. That strange new religious sect conducts its services in dog Latin.
