Category:Sects

This category is being considered for renaming to Category:Sects (India).

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In the sociology of religion a sect is generally a small religious or political group that has broken off from a larger group, for example from a large, well-established religious group, like a denomination, usually due to a dispute about doctrinal matters. In its historical usage in Christendom the term has a pejorative connotation and refers to a movement committed to heretical beliefs and that often deviated from orthodox practices. See also: Category:Christian new religious movements. A sect as used in an Indian context refers to an organized tradition.