#religious_sect__religioussect__sect__religious_order a subdivision of a larger religious group supertype: #religion__faith institution to express belief in a divine power; "he was raised in the Baptist religion"; "a member of his own faith contradicted him" instance: #Religious_Society_of_Friends #Society_of_Jesus part: #convent.community subtype: #sisterhood a religious society of sisters (especially an order of nuns) subtype: #High_Church__High_Anglican_Church a group in the Anglican Church that emphasizes the Catholic tradition (especially in sacraments and rituals and obedience to church authority) subtype: #Amish_sect an orthodox Anabaptist sect separated from the Mennonites in late 17th century; settled chiefly in SE Pennsylvania subtype: #Sivaism__Shivaism a Hindu sect worshiping Shiva subtype: #Saktism__Shaktism a Hindu sect worshiping Shakti subtype: #Vaishnavism__Vaisnavism Hindu sect worshiping of Vishnu subtype: #Haredi any of several Orthodox Jewish sects who reject modern secular culture and many of whom do not recognize the spiritual authority of the modern state of Israel subtype: #International_Society_for_Krishna_Consciousness__Hare_Krishna__ISKCON a religious sect founded in the United States in 1966; based on Vedic scriptures; groups engage in joyful chanting of `Hare Krishna' (`O Krishna!') and other mantras based on the name of the Hindu god Krishna; devotees usually wear saffron robes and practice vegetarianism and celibacy subtype: #Jainism.religious_sect__jainism sect founded in the 6th century as a revolt against Hinduism subtype: #Taoism.religious_sect__taoism Chinese Taoist sect claiming to follow the teaching of Lao-tzu but also incorporating pantheism and sorcery subtype: #Kokka_Shinto__Kokka the branch of Shinto recognized as the official state religion of Japan subtype: #Shuha_Shinto__Shua any branch of Shinto other than Kokka subtype: #brethren the members of a male religious order subtype: #Shakers__United_Society_of_Believers_in_Christ's_Second_Appearing a celibate and communistic Christian sect in the United States
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