religious sect vs Shivaism

Shivaism vs religious sect

religious sect and Shivaism both are nouns.

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

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

religious sect: a subdivision of a larger religious group
Shivaism: a Hindu sect worshiping Shiva

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, Sivaism, Saktism, Shaktism, Vaishnavism, Vaisnavism, Haredi, Hare Krishna, International Society for Krishna Consciousness, ISKCON, 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)	Shivaism (noun)
a subdivision of a larger religious group	worship of Shiva one of the 3 chief gods of the Hindu pantheon
	a Hindu sect worshiping Shiva

Difference between religious sect and Shivaism

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