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sect

[sekt] / sɛkt /


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These minute works are packed with detail: Their flickering candles, flitting moths and glowering skulls appear as if they’ve been excavated from some illuminated manuscript belonging to a long-vanished medieval sect.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Wednesday's decision means liquidation proceedings will begin and the sect will no longer benefit from tax exemption, although the group can still appeal to the top court.

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

The narrative begins with a religious ritual that situates her as a member of Syria’s minority Alawite sect, a variant of Shi’a Islam.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

The church has been thrown into crisis since more than 1,500 current and former members of the sect contacted a hotline set up by campaign group, Advocates for The Truth, in 2023.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026

He lived with a religious sect in Delhi until his death in 1998.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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