found a sect 创立教派
join a sect 加入派别
religious leader 宗教领袖
doctrine of sect 教派教义
split from sect 脱离教派
1. The anthropologist spent years studying a remote religious sect in the mountains.
那位人类学家花了数年时间研究山区的一个偏远宗教派别。
2. Critics argue that this religious sect isolates its members from mainstream society.
批评人士认为，这个宗教派别使其成员与主流社会隔绝。
3. The book provides a detailed history of the founding of the religious sect.
这本书详细讲述了该宗教派别创立的历史。
A: Do you think it is safe for my sister to join that new religious sect?
A：你觉得我妹妹加入那个新的宗教派别安全吗？
B: I am concerned about the strict rules they seem to enforce on their members.
B：我担心他们似乎对成员实施的严格规定。
1) 宗派，教派
2) 宗教团体中的小分支
3) 有时带有贬义，指极端或封闭的宗教组织
1. 宗教派别；宗派
e.g.The religious sect was founded in the 18th century.
该宗教派别成立于18世纪。
noun
1. A group of people belonging to a particular religious organization or movement, especially one that is distinct from mainstream denominations.
Synonym: denomination, sect, group