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Search phrase: sect

Plays

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HamletHam I.iii.26As he in his particular act and placeAs he in his peculiar Sect and force
Henry IV Part 22H4 II.iv.37So is all her sect; an they be once in a calmSo is all her Sect: if they be once in a Calme,
Henry VIIIH8 V.iii.70My lord, my lord, you are a sectary,My Lord, my Lord, you are a Sectary,
Henry VIIIH8 V.iii.81.1Of this new sect? Ye are not sound.Of this new Sect? ye are not sound.
King LearKL I.ii.149How long have you been a sectary astronomical?
King LearKL V.iii.18In a walled prison, packs and sects of great onesIn a wall'd prison, packs and sects of great ones,
Measure for MeasureMM II.ii.5All sects, all ages smack of this vice, and heAll Sects, all Ages smack of this vice, and he
OthelloOth I.iii.328whereof I take this, that you call love, to be a sect orwhereof I take this, that you call Loue, to be a Sect, or
Timon of AthensTim III.v.30When sects and factions were newly born.When Sects, and Factions were newly borne.
The Winter's TaleWT V.i.107Would she begin a sect, might quench the zealWould she begin a Sect, might quench the zeale

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Glossary

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anatomize, annothanizedissect, reveal, lay open
branchdivision, section, part [of an argument]
Brownistfollower of Robert Browne, founder of a 16th-c religious sect advocating a new form of church government
buzzard[unclear meaning] night-flying insect; cockchafer
casementmoveable section of a window, light
dragon's tail[astrology] intersection of the orbit of the descending moon and that of the sun [associated with lechery]
factioussectarian, partisan, arising from factions
fore-rankfirst section
partitionwall, dividing structure; also: section of a learned book
precinctsector, area of control
sectfaction, cabal, party
sectcutting, offshoot, branch
sectclass, kind, sort
sectarydevotee, disciple, adherent
sectaryfollower of a heretical sect
topmastsection of mast fitted to the top of the lower mast
Turlygod[unclear meaning] possibly an allusion to 'turlupin' for a person of no value, from the name of a medieval French heretical sect

Thesaurus

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book, section of a learnedpartition
dissectanatomize, annothanize
first sectionfore-rank
follower of a heretical sectsectary
heretical sect, follower of asectary
insect, night-flyingbuzzard
religious sectBrownist
sect , religiousBrownist
sect, follower of a hereticalsectary
sectarianfactious
sectionbranch
section of a learned bookpartition
section, firstfore-rank
sectorprecinct

Themes and Topics

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Cosmos...ragon’s tail kl i ii 129 the intersection of the orbit of the descending moon ...
Roman history... are not therefore included in the a--z section of the glossary but as anyone unfam...
Ships... of a topmast topmast tem i i 34 section of mast fitted to the top of the low...
Swearing...f this kind are illustrated in the a--z section the description of swearing is mass...
Contemporary figures, factual and fictitious...t browne founder of a 16th-c religious sect advocating a new form of church governm...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
FLY [insect]BASICfly n
FLY [insect]STATEfly-bitten adj, fly-blowing n, flyblown adj
FLY [insect]TYPEflesh-fly n, night-fly n, waterfly n
SECTBASICsect n, sectary n

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