sect vs faith

sect and faith both are nouns.

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

As nouns, faith is a hypernym of sect; that is, faith is a word with a broader meaning than sect:

Other hypernyms of sect include organized religion, religion.

sect (noun)	faith (noun)
a dissenting clique	loyalty or allegiance to a cause or a person
a subdivision of a larger religious group	a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
	complete confidence in a person or plan etc
	an institution to express belief in a divine power