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sect vs brethren

brethren vs sect

sect and brethren both are nouns.

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