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sect vs Sunni

Sunni vs sect

sect and Sunni both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sect Yes No No No
Sunni Yes No No No
As nouns, Sunni is a hyponym of sect; that is, Sunni is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sect:
  • sect: a subdivision of a larger religious group
  • Sunni: one of the two main branches of orthodox Islam
Other hyponyms of sect include sisterhood, Albigenses, Cathari, Cathars, High Anglican Church, High Church, Abecedarian, Amish sect, Karaites, Shia, Shiah, Shiah Islam, 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, 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) Sunni (noun)
a dissenting clique one of the two main branches of orthodox Islam
a subdivision of a larger religious group a member of the branch of Islam that accepts the first four caliphs as rightful successors to Muhammad
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