Zurvanism vs sect

Zurvanism and sect both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Zurvanism	Yes	No	No	No
sect	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, sect is a hypernym of Zurvanism; that is, sect is a word with a broader meaning than Zurvanism:

Zurvanism: a Zoroastrian sect that claims Zurvan was the ultimate source of the universe
sect: a subdivision of a larger religious group

Other hypernyms of Zurvanism include religious order, religious sect.

Zurvanism (noun)	sect (noun)
a heretical Zoroastrian doctrine holding that Zurvan was the ultimate source of the universe and that both Ahura Mazda and Ahriman were Zurvan's offspring	a dissenting clique
a Zoroastrian sect that claims Zurvan was the ultimate source of the universe	a subdivision of a larger religious group