religious sect vs ISKCON

ISKCON vs religious sect

religious sect and ISKCON both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
religious sect	Yes	No	No	No
ISKCON	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, ISKCON is a hyponym of religious sect; that is, ISKCON is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than religious sect:

religious sect: a subdivision of a larger religious group
ISKCON: a religious sect founded in the United States in 1966; based on Vedic scriptures; groups engage in joyful chanting of `Hare Krishna' and other mantras based on the name of the Hindu god Krishna; devotees usually wear saffron robes and practice vegetarianism and celibacy

Other hyponyms of religious sect include sisterhood, Albigenses, Cathari, Cathars, High Anglican Church, High Church, Abecedarian, Amish sect, Karaites, Shia, Shiah, Shiah Islam, Sunni, Sunni Islam, Shivaism, Sivaism, Saktism, Shaktism, Vaishnavism, Vaisnavism, Haredi, Hare Krishna, International Society for Krishna Consciousness, Jainism, Taoism, Kokka, Kokka Shinto, Shua, Shuha Shinto, brethren, monastic order, order, Quakers, Religious Society of Friends, Society of Friends, Shakers, United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing, Vaudois, Waldenses, Zurvanism, Babism.

religious sect (noun)	ISKCON (noun)
a subdivision of a larger religious group	a religious sect founded in the United States in 1966; based on Vedic scriptures; groups engage in joyful chanting of `Hare Krishna' and other mantras based on the name of the Hindu god Krishna; devotees usually wear saffron robes and practice vegetarianism and celibacy

Difference between religious sect and ISKCON

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