sect in Malay
sekta
/sɛkt/
sect in Malay: sekta, taifah. In English, sect means an offshoot of a larger religion or denomination.
Malay words for sect
- religious movement
- sekta, taifah
English meaning of sect
- noun An offshoot of a larger religion or denomination.
- noun A group following a specific ideal or a leader.
- noun A cutting; a scion.
- noun An ancient astrological concept, a form of polarity by which heavenly bodies were designated as either diurnal or nocturnal.
sect in other languages
Questions about sect in Malay
- What is the meaning of sect in Malay?
- Sect in Malay is sekta, taifah.
- Apakah maksud sect dalam bahasa Melayu?
- Sect: sekta, taifah.
- What does sect mean in English?
- Sect means an offshoot of a larger religion or denomination.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: sect (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Malay words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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