sect vs Jainism

Jainism vs sect

sect and Jainism both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sect	Yes	No	No	No
Jainism	Yes	No	No	No

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

sect: a subdivision of a larger religious group
Jainism: sect founded in the 6th century BC as a revolt against Hinduism

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, ISKCON, 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)	Jainism (noun)
a dissenting clique	religion founded in the 6th century BC as a revolt against Hinduism; emphasizes asceticism and immortality and transmigration of the soul; denies existence of a perfect or supreme being
a subdivision of a larger religious group	sect founded in the 6th century BC as a revolt against Hinduism

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