Sect and Tenet

Sect

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

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

Nearby Words: section, sectarian, sectary

Tenet

Tenet noun - A religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof.
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Synonyms for Tenet

Sect and tenet are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Sect" instead a noun "Tenet".

How words are described

main main sect main tenet
religious religious sect religious tenet
catholic catholic sect catholic tenet
fundamentalist fundamentalist sect fundamentalist tenet

Both words in one sentence

  • Some critics have observed that that the Christian Science sect founded by Mary Baker Eddy denies both the deity of Christ (a central tenet to most of Christianity) and the reality of matter (a central tenet to most modern science).
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