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“Sects” or “Sex”

sects / sex are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

sects s·EH·k·t·s

  • nouna subdivision of a larger religious group.

sex s·EH·k·s

  • nouneither of the two categories (male or female) into which most organisms are divided.
  • nounall of the feelings resulting from the urge to gratify sexual impulses.
  • nounthe properties that distinguish organisms on the basis of their reproductive roles.
  • verbtell the sex (of young chickens).
Usage

Examples in context

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“sects”

  • …to intimidate the other four sects into submitting to him.
  • …his fellows and other orthodox sects.
  • They should forget the sects in their regard for the…
  • Strange Sects and Cults: A Study of…
  • Concerning Religions, Heresies, and Sects].
  • There are also esoteric Buddhist sects or weizza not recognised by…
  • …the existence of totally independent sects, as noted by Rupert Gethin,…
  • Five Mountain Sword Sects Alliance
  • Differing sects of modern Paganism also vary…
  • Muslim sects (Asín's III-IV), 3.

“sex”

  • Human sexuality can also refer to the…
  • …existentialist standpoint in The Second Sex (1949), arguing that Freud saw…
  • …is an emphasis on the sex appeal of the bikini-clad female…
  • In The Dialectic of Sex (1970), Firestone argues that Freud…
  • …to 'french' him (perform oral sex).
  • …substance abuse, immunization, nutrition and sex education.
  • …work “Margaret Harrison: Dialogues Between Sex, Class and Violence” was held…
  • According to Sex Pistol John Lydon, the indignation…
  • …Stooges' "No Fun" but the Sex Pistols' version (although is not…
  • …room, Starbuck has finished having sex with her estranged husband Samuel…

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