Sekte
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈzɛktə/
- Homophone: säckte
Etymology 1
From Middle High German secte, from Late Latin secta (“a sect in philosophy or religion, a school, faction”), possibly from Latin sequī (“to follow”).
Noun
Sekte f (genitive Sekte, plural Sekten)
- cult (religious or ideological group practicing strict internal control and/or dissociation from society)
- (often avoided) sect (religious subgroup)
Declension
Declension of Sekte [feminine]
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
Sekte
- nominative/accusative/genitive plural of Sekt
Further reading
- “Sekte” in Duden online
- “Sekte” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- Sekte on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de