Sekte

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See also: sekte and sektę

German

Pronunciation

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)

  1. cult (religious or ideological group practicing strict internal control and/or dissociation from society)
  2. (often avoided) sect (religious subgroup)
Declension
Declension of Sekte
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Sekte die Sekten
genitive einer der Sekte der Sekten
dative einer der Sekte den Sekten
accusative eine die Sekte die Sekten

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

Sekte

  1. nominative/accusative/genitive plural of Sekt

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