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secta.

a trodden or beaten way, pathway, mode, manner, method, principle

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. a trodden or beaten way, pathway, mode, manner, method, principle

    declension-1 · feminine
  2. a body of political principles, party, side, faction

    declension-1 · feminine
  3. a doctrine, school, sect

    declension-1 · feminine
Where this word comes from

Probably from sectus (“cut off, amputated, divided”), perfect passive participle of secō, as in a distinct, separate body or group (e.g., a religious, political, or philosophical sect). See also the expression "secāre viam" ("take one's way, travel"). Another possibility is a derivation from sequor, sequī (“to follow”), past participle secūtus.

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