Sekte
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[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Middle High German secte, from Late Latin secta (“a sect in philosophy or religion, a school, faction”), possibly from Latin sequī (“to follow”).
Noun
[edit]Sekte f (genitive Sekte, plural Sekten)
- cult (religious or ideological group practicing strict internal control and/or dissociation from society)
- (often avoided) sect (religious subgroup)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Sekte [feminine]
Etymology 2
[edit]See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
[edit]Sekte
Further reading
[edit]- “Sekte” in Duden online
- “Sekte” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- Sekte on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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