religious sect vs Vaishnavism

Vaishnavism vs religious sect

religious sect and Vaishnavism both are nouns.

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

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

religious sect: a subdivision of a larger religious group
Vaishnavism: Hindu sect worshiping of Vishnu

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, 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)	Vaishnavism (noun)
a subdivision of a larger religious group	worship of Vishnu one of the 3 chief gods of the Hindu pantheon
	Hindu sect worshiping of Vishnu

Difference between religious sect and Vaishnavism

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