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Sect

A cutting; a scion.

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Abecedarian 76% connected

One who is learning the alphabet; hence, a tyro.

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Albigenses 76% connected

Alt. of Albigeois

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Babism 76% connected

The doctrine of a modern religious sect, which originated in Persia in 1843, being a mixture of Mohammedan, Christian, Jewish and Parsee elements.

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Brethren 76% connected

pl. of Brother.

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Jainism 76% connected

The heterodox Hindoo religion, of which the most striking features are the exaltation of saints or holy mortals, called jins, above the ordinary Hind…

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Left 76% connected

of Leave

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Order 76% connected

Regular arrangement; any methodical or established succession or harmonious relation; method; system

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Right 76% connected

Straight; direct; not crooked; as, a right line.

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Shiah 76% connected

Same as Shiite.

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Sisterhood 76% connected

The state or relation of being a sister; the office or duty of a sister.

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Taoism 76% connected

One of the popular religions of China, sanctioned by the state.

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Vaishnavism 76% connected

The worship of Vishnu.

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Vaudois 76% connected

An inhabitant, or the inhabitants, of the Swiss canton of Vaud.

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Waldenses 76% connected

A sect of dissenters from the ecclesiastical system of the Roman Catholic Church, who in the 13th century were driven by persecution to the valleys o…

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Camp 76% connected

The ground or spot on which tents, huts, etc., are erected for shelter, as for an army or for lumbermen, etc.

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Clique 76% connected

A narrow circle of persons associated by common interests or for the accomplishment of a common purpose; -- generally used in a bad sense.

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Coterie 76% connected

A set or circle of persons who meet familiarly, as for social, literary, or other purposes; a clique.

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Faith 76% connected

Belief; the assent of the mind to the truth of what is declared by another, resting solely and implicitly on his authority and veracity; reliance on…

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Pack 76% connected

A pact.

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Religion 76% connected

The outward act or form by which men indicate their recognition of the existence of a god or of gods having power over their destiny, to whom obedien…

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Convent 70% connected

A coming together; a meeting.

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Faction 92% connected

One of the divisions or parties of charioteers (distinguished by their colors) in the games of the circus.

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