Religious sect
Defined in 1 dictionary — Ballentine's (1916)
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
People believing in the same religious doctrines who are more or less closely associated or organized to advance such doctrines and increase the number of believers therein. See 76 Wis. 177, 20 Am. St. Rep. 41, 7 L. R. A. 330, 44 N. W. 967.