Sentence examples for of small sects from inspiring English sources

Many of the refugees fleeing towards the KRG and the Kurdish capital, Arbil, are Sunni Arabs but they are likely to be joined by members of small sects and ethnic groups such as the Yazidis and Shabak, whom Isis might kill.

In Murray's words: In the U.S. there are a dozen major faiths, as well as hundreds of smaller sects.

Hinduism also encompasses scores of smaller sects advocating religious revival and reform, promoting the uplift of disadvantaged groups, or focusing on the teachings of charismatic religious leaders.

The name "Old Catholic" is sometimes used of other small sects directed by episcopi vagantes (see episcopus vagans), or unrecognized bishops; but this is an inaccuracy.

They had taken over the home of members of a small sect of orthodox Jews called the Chabad movement.

Minorities belonging to non-Muslim sects and even large numbers of Muslims belonging to smaller sects, such as the Shias, are being gunned down on a daily basis.

Yazidis, members of a small sect that takes inspiration from Zoroastrianism, have faced the prospect of total annihilation.

By James Wood The puzzle of a small sect's against-all-odds triumph fascinates Carrère.

With essays from both Mormon and non-Mormon scholars, this anthology tells a big-picture story of a small sect that became a major player in American politics.

Rome's authority had been challenged by Martin Luther, John Calvin, a multitude of small religious sects, and, indeed, the English church itself.

Small sects proliferated in the 1920s.