sekte

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See also: Sekte and sektę

Dutch

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Etymology

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From Old French secte (a sect in philosophy or religion), from Late Latin secta (a sect in philosophy or religion, a school, party, faction, class, gild, band, particularly a heretical doctrine or sect, etc.), possibly, from Latin sequi (to follow)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsɛk.tə/
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  • Hyphenation: sek‧te
  • Rhymes: -ɛktə

Noun

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sekte f (plural sekten or sektes, diminutive sektetje n)

  1. (religion) cult (socially proscribed and often novel religious group)
  2. (archaic, religion) sect (split-off religious or philosophical group)
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Descendants

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  • Indonesian: sekte

Anagrams

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Indonesian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Dutch sekte, from Old French secte (a sect in philosophy or religion), from Late Latin secta (a sect in philosophy or religion, a school, party, faction, class, gild, band, particularly a heretical doctrine or sect, etc.), possibly, from Latin sequi (to follow).

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Noun

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sèktê (plural sekte-sekte, first-person possessive sekteku, second-person possessive sektemu, third-person possessive sektenya)

  1. (religion) sect (split-off religious or philosophical group).
    Synonym: mazhab
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Further reading

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Middle English

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Noun

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sekte

  1. Alternative form of secte