Sekte

See also: sekte and sektę

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzɛktə/

Etymology 1

From Old French secte (“a sect in philosophy or religion”), from Late Latin secta (“a sect in philosophy or religion, a school, party, faction, class, gild, band”), possibly from Latin sequi (“to follow”).

Noun

Sekte f (genitive Sekte, plural Sekten)

  1. cult (religious or ideological group practicing strict internal control and/or dissociation from society)
  2. (often avoided) sect (religious subgroup)
Declension

Etymology 2

Noun

Sekte

  1. plural of Sekt

Further reading

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