religious sect vs brethren

brethren vs religious sect

religious sect and brethren both are nouns.

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

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

religious sect: a subdivision of a larger religious group
brethren: (plural) the lay members of a male religious order

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, ISKCON, Jainism, Taoism, Kokka, Kokka Shinto, Shua, Shuha Shinto, 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)	brethren (noun)
a subdivision of a larger religious group	(plural) the lay members of a male religious order

Difference between religious sect and brethren

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