a group of people with somewhat different religious beliefs (typically regarded as heretical) from those of a larger group to which they belong
教派(多指异端教派)。
〈常贬〉 (分裂出去的)教派;非国教的新教派。
a philosophical or political group, especially one regarded as extreme or dangerous
(尤指被认为极端或危险的)哲学学派;党派。
"Middle English: from Old French