WordCmp.com

Society of Friends vs sect

sect vs Society of Friends

Society of Friends and sect both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
Society of Friends Yes No No No
sect Yes No No No
As nouns, sect is a hypernym of Society of Friends; that is, sect is a word with a broader meaning than Society of Friends:
  • Society of Friends: a Christian sect founded by George Fox about 1660; commonly called Quakers
  • sect: a subdivision of a larger religious group
Other hypernyms of Society of Friends include religious order, religious sect.
Society of Friends (noun) sect (noun)
a Christian sect founded by George Fox about 1660; commonly called Quakers a dissenting clique
a subdivision of a larger religious group
Difference between Society of Friends and sect

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.