Hierarchy and Sect

Hierarchy

Hierarchy noun - A scheme of rank or order.

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Sect and hierarchy are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sect" instead a noun "Hierarchy".

Nearby Words: hierarchical, hierarchic

Sect noun - A group of people acting together within a larger group.

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Hierarchy and sect are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hierarchy" instead a noun "Sect".

Nearby Words: section, sectarian, sectary

human	human hierarchy	human sect
current	current hierarchy	current sect
entire	entire hierarchy	entire sect
large	large hierarchy	large sect
Other adjectives: strict, new, religious, military, catholic, Christian, local.

Due to Protestantism's distrust of having an official hierarchy to maintain orthodoxy and emphasis on biblical interpretation, the original sect from the Reformation splintered very quickly.

Source: Useful Notes / Christianity
Apart from a generally very similar hierarchy, its history includes internal schisms, a branch sect mirroring the Anglican Church in the in-world version of England, and possibly very corrupt ties with an in-world version of the historical Borgias.

Source: Crystal Dragon Jesus

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