セクト

noun

sect

Refers to a religious or ideological group that has broken away from a larger established body.

• その新しん興こう宗しゅう教きょうはキリスト教きょうのセクトとして始はじまった。

  That new religion started as a Christian sect.

noun

faction

Used for a subgroup within a larger political party, organization, or movement, often with its own distinct agenda.

See also: 党派

• 党とう内ないの急きゅう進しん的てきなセクトが反はん対たいを表ひょう明めいした。

  A radical faction within the party voiced its opposition.