sect vs Vaishnavism

Vaishnavism vs sect

sect and Vaishnavism both are nouns.

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

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

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

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

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