sect noun

/sekt/ n [C] usually disapproving

Definition

a religious group which has developed from a larger religion and is considered to have extreme or unusual beliefs or customs

When he was sixteen he ran away from home and joined a religious sect.

(Definition of sect noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

Synonyms and related words:

worried or nervous about something that is going to happen

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