English-Latvian translations for sect

• sekta
  Pat tiem no mums, kuri netic, kristietībai jābūt kaut kam vairāk nekā aizmirstai, eksotiskai un skaitliski sarūkošai sektai. Even for those among us who do not believe, Christianity should be more than a forgotten, exotic and diminishing sect.
  Mēs uzskatām, ka tas nav labākais veids, kā cīnīties pret sektantisko grupējumu rašanos. We do not think this is the best way to combat the rise of these sectarian attitudes.
  Tā sekas būtu tādas, ka ekstrēmisti un sektas, piemēram, Scientologu sekta, varētu piesaukt direktīvu savai aizsardzībai. The consequence of this would be that extremists and sects, such as Scientology, for example, would be able to invoke the protection of the directive.

Definition of sect

• An offshoot of a larger religion; a group sharing particular political and/or religious beliefs
• A group following a specific ideal or a leader
• A cutting; a scion

Examples

• A religious sect.

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