Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. Plural form of sect.
Examples
“I, for my part, after a pretty long experience now, have seen so little of that said bitter rivalry between the Nonconformist sects, _as sects_, that to me it is all but non-existent.”
Expositions of Holy Scripture Ephesians; Epistles of St. Peter and St. John
“Anyway, only certain sects of Buddhism have many gods.”
“It is impermissible and arbitrary for the government to confer benefits on groups it classifies as "religions" while denying benefits and enacting oppressive measures against groups it classifies as "sects".”
The Huffington Post: Joseph K. Grieboski: Israeli Ministry Targeting So-Called 'Sects' and 'Cults'
“Personally I dont believe in sects and I fully agree that this shia sunni tag has cost us a lot.”
Global Voices in English » Pakistan: Prachinar, The Valley Of Death
“If this is who he looks up to spiritually it is obvious religion and relationships with certain sects of religion can make you do very questionable things (ahhem mr bush).”
“There are just certain sects he is not reaching that she can bring into the voting booth … ….”
“The lack of class analysis, and the easy substitution of a story about feuding sects, is part of the newly formed conventional wisdom.”
“False Christendom, divided into very many sects, is truly Babylon, that is, confusion.”
“Man is taught more than the beasts of the earth, and made wiser that the fowls of heaven, and yet is so degenerated that he may learn wisdom from the meanest in sects and be shamed by them.”
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume III (Job to Song of Solomon)
“The One Nation Party, a political party that organizes rallies against religious groups that it terms sects, claims that organizations like the Jehovah's Witnesses, which decline military service, "aim to destroy Armenia, hiding behind the name of religious organizations.”
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Words That Sound Dirty but Really Aren't
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The No-No List
Words I absolutely will not say aloud to people unless I'm sure they know exactly what I'm talking about. Also words that require great diligence in pronunciation, so no one is offended by a slight...
sects, norfolk, dam, niggardly, shih tzu, push it, gaze, retardant, seaman, penal, cummin, frigate and 42 more...
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kalidasa
exegesis, savants, editions, recensions, recounted, ox-driver, blue-stocking, perceived, dandin, bhavabhuti, austere, vikramanditya and 25 more...
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betta' watch yo'self
words that could get you in trouble around those who don't know what they mean
niggardly, sets, sects, barbituate, pianist, dastard, chigger
Tweets
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ambyellen denominations are the sects! Jul 23, 2009