Sect and Tribe

Sect

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

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

Nearby Words: section, sectarian, sectary

Tribe noun - A group of persons who come from the same ancestor.

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Sect and tribe are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Sect" instead a noun "Tribe".

Nearby Words: tribal, tribesman, tribalism

human	human sect	human tribe
particular	particular sect	particular tribe
specific	specific sect	specific tribe
certain	certain sect	certain tribe
Other adjectives: original, small, powerful, entire, obscure, evil, tiny, hostile, main, rogue, isolated, secret, white, ancient, new, mysterious, strange, different, said, local.

It is told from the perspective of Takeo, a young man in whose veins flow the blood of two profoundly different groups: the pacifistic Japanese Christian sect known as the Hidden, and the Tribe, a secret network of supernatural assassins.

Source: Literature / Tales of the Otori

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