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sect vs sisterhood

sisterhood vs sect

sect and sisterhood both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sect Yes No No No
sisterhood Yes No No No
As nouns, sisterhood is a hyponym of sect; that is, sisterhood is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sect:
  • sect: a subdivision of a larger religious group
  • sisterhood: a religious society of women who live together as sisters (especially an order of nuns)
Other hyponyms of sect include 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, 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) sisterhood (noun)
a dissenting clique a religious society of women who live together as sisters (especially an order of nuns)
a subdivision of a larger religious group an association or society of women who are linked together by a common religion or trade or interest
the kinship relation between a female offspring and the siblings
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