sect

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for sect

sect 🔊 /sɛˈkt/

sect : සමාගම

sect : නිකාය

sect : සම්ප්‍රදාය

sect definition

Noun.

  1. A cutting; a scion.
  2. Those following a particular leader or authority, or attached to a certain opinion; a company or set having a common belief or allegiance distinct from others; in religion, the believers in a particular creed, or upholders of a particular practice; especially, in modern times, a party dissenting from an established church; a denomination; in philosophy, the disciples of a particular master; a school; in society and the state, an order, rank, class, or party.