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Sect

3 stages from Latin to English.

Today it means a group of people with distinct beliefs, especially a subgroup within a larger religion
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Stage 1 of 3
sequi
Latin · ancient
"to follow"
to follow
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Stage 2 of 3
secta
Latin · ancient
"a following, a body of followers"
a following, a body of followers, a course of action, from sequi
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Stage 3 of 3
sect
English · 1300s
"a group with distinct beliefs within a larger religion or movement"
settled as the English word for a group with distinct beliefs within a larger religion
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