A sect is a generally small, secretive religious group that represents .
a. either a new religion or a major innovation of an existing faith.
b. large organized religion that is not officially linked with the state or government.
c. religious organization that claims to include most or all of the members of a society and is recognized as the national or official religion.
d. relatively small religious group that has broken away from some other religious organization to renew what it views as the original vision of the faith.