sect
US /sekt/
UK /sekt/
名词
教派, 宗派
a group of people with somewhat different religious beliefs (typically regarded as heretical) from those of a larger group to which they belong
示例:
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The country is divided into several competing religious sects.
这个国家被分为几个相互竞争的宗教教派。
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He was a member of a small Buddhist sect.
他是一个小型佛教教派的成员。