sects

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That the sects are as narrow as they are numerous, is still largely true, and half the world is still ignorant of how the other half prays, though by a happy accident of birth all the world inherits the one true religion.

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  1. noun A group of people forming a distinct unit within a larger group by virtue of certain refinements or distinctions of belief or practice.
  2. noun A religious body, especially one that has separated from a larger denomination.
  3. noun A faction united by common interests or beliefs.

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