Viking ship in Norway buried near cult temple, feast hall and funeral mounds

Re:Viking ship in Norway buried near cult temple, feast hall... by zaroth on Friday November 20, 2020 @10:07AM (#25161098)

Sect would probably be the same noun without the derogatory connotation.

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Re:Viking ship in Norway buried near cult temple, feast hall... by the_af on Friday November 20, 2020 @04:44PM (#25165409)

I'm not sure... I've heard "sect" used in a derogatory sense in English, as in "sectarian".

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Re:Viking ship in Norway buried near cult temple, feast hall... by smogcutter on Friday November 20, 2020 @11:20AM (#25161862)

I think sect implies a factionalism or mutual exclusivity that doesn’t generally fit for ancient polytheistic religions.

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