A sect is a small group within a clan It has its own purpose while still complying with the clans rules and objectives Typically, a sect will help the clan by defending it or providing another form of assitance
Those following a particular leader or authority, or attached to a certain opinion; a company or set having a common belief or allegiance distinct from others; in religion, the believers in a particular creed, or upholders of a particular practice; especially, in modern times, a party dissenting from an established church; a denomination; in philosophy, the disciples of a particular master; a school; in society and the state, an order, rank, class, or party
A sect is a group of people that has separated from a larger group and has a particular set of religious or political beliefs. a group of people with their own particular set of beliefs and practices, especially within or separated from a larger religious group (secte , from secta , from sequi )