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| 1. | [ noun ] (religion) a subdivision of a larger religious group | |
| Synonyms: | religious_order religious_sect | |
| Related terms: | religion High_Church Shiah Sunni Shivaism Religious_Society_of_Friends Vaishnavism Hare_Krishna Jainism Taoism Kokka_Shinto Shuha_Shinto Society_of_Jesus Shaktism Amish_sect sisterhood haredi brethren shakers albigenses abecedarian monastic_order zurvanism convent | |
| 2. | [ noun ] a dissenting clique | |
| Synonyms: | faction | |
| Related terms: | clique right left old_guard pro-choice_faction pro-life_faction splinter_group | |
| Similar spelling: |
sext Sekhet Sesotho |
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