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sect vs ISKCON

ISKCON vs sect

sect and ISKCON both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sect Yes No No No
ISKCON Yes No No No
As nouns, ISKCON is a hyponym of sect; that is, ISKCON is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sect:
  • 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 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.
sect (noun) ISKCON (noun)
a dissenting clique 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
a subdivision of a larger religious group
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