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Sect is a break away as subset of a community with its own distinct custom,religion worship ,rituals. It has social sanction.
Cult on the other hand is the practice of a ritual and custom by a select group in a community that may practice certain rituals,customs,laws that may have pagan origin in mysticism or sacrifices.It may or may not have religious or social sanction.
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What is a religious faction?
A religious faction is a subgroup within a larger religious community that holds distinct beliefs, practices, or interpretations of faith. These factions may differ from the mainstream teachings of the religion and can sometimes lead to internal conflicts or divisions within the religious community.
What is a four letter word that refer to a group of people?
band, clan, cult, sect
What is a synonym for sect?
bloc, body, coalition, party, set, side, wing, or cult
Is Bridal Love Ministries in South Africa a sect or a cult?
Bridal Love Ministries is neither a sect nor a cult nor is it a church. It is a ministry that provides verse by verse Bible studies on the Bible books of Song of Songs and Revelation.
What is synonym for cult?
sect, faction, school, religion, clique, craze, trend, obsession, worship, devotion, idolization
Does anyone know the blind monk and sect leader Idji Xuan?
If you're talking about this french guru af Algrange and his sect - what is definetely a CULT not a sect - I know him. When you further dream about living and working in a community that is organized like Kim's Northern Korea or the scientology church... you should lose no time and go right on to become a member of Idji Xuan's cult. they take all your money and let you work as a slave.
When and-or how does a 'cult' stop being a cult and end up as a religion?
I suppose technically it never stops being a cult. However when the sect or group in question become relatively large they are generally accepted into the mainstream. But there are always those who will continue to label them as cults. I Cr 13:8a
What are sects and cults?
The word 'sect' first appears in the works of the Jewish historian Josephus to describe a 'school' of Judaism. It was subsequently used in Acts of the Apostles, once again with the same meaning. Thus, a sect is a school of a religion and could be thought of as a denomination. A cult is a system of religious worship, easily definable from others. Thus, in the pagan Roman Empire, the worship of Mithras was a cult. In modern usage, a Christian group easily definable from, and rejected by, mainstream Christianity is often called a cult. For some, a religion that is not officially or widely recognised can be called a cult. On this view, Scientology could be regarded as a cult.
Hinduism in India or Roman Ratholicism in Spain fall into church cult or sect category?
Hinduism in India or Roman Catholicism in Spain fall into which of the following types?
What is another name for cult?
The world "cult" comes from Latin "cultus" which meant an unofficial or homegrown religion. The word has a number of meanings in modern usage, the most common of which is "a religious group I don't like." In the sense of a small religious subgroup, sect is a similar word.
Assess the view that cults and sects are only fringe organisations that are inevitably short-lived and of little influence in wider society?
It is hardly inevitable that cults and sects are short lived and of little influence, given that every major religion in the world was at one time a cult or sect. Religions (like most things) start small and may get larger. No one can know for certain what the long term future of any cult or sect may be.
What is a dangerous cult?
The word 'cult' is having an affilliation with any relgious sect/denomination and it's teachings. A 'dangerous cult' uses the same general teachings in a destructive manner. They tend to put their own little twist on biblical scriptures and other types of texts to reveal their own interpretation. We've all seen evidence of this time and again in the news. The results of radical thought processes at work.
