Sept Definition

sĕpt
noun
A clan or subdivision of a clan, as in ancient Ireland and Scotland.
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Any similar group based on supposed descent from a common ancestor.
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Synonyms:
abbreviation
September.
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Septuagint.
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Septi-

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Septi-

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Other Word Forms of Sept

Noun

Singular:
sept
Plural:
septs

Origin of Sept

  • A corruption of sect, influenced by Latin saeptum (“fence, enclosure").

    From Wiktionary

  • Probably alteration of sect

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Sept Sentence Examples

  • There is no idea of government, but in each sept there is a head, who has attained that position by degrees on account of some tacitly admitted superiority and commands a limited respect and some obedience.

  • Her Spiridion, which was dedicated to him, Sept cardes de la lyre, Consuelo, and La Comtesse de Rudolstadt, were written under the Humanitarian inspiration.

  • He was not improbably moved by considerations of foreign policy to publish his Russes et Prussiens, guerre de Sept Ans (1895), a popular work, though based on solid research.

  • The fine mosque of Sidi-el-Kattani (or Salah Bey) dates from the close of the 18th century; that of Suk-er-Rezel, now transformed into a cathedral, and called Notre-Dame des Sept Douleurs, was built about a century earlier.

  • Thus a man wishing to marry his son or daughter had to look for a suitable match outside his sept, but within his caste.

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Words Starting With

SSESEP

Words Ending With

TPTEPT

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4 Letter Words4 Letter Words Starting With S4 Letter Words Ending With T