sect
religious sect
religious order

The first son of a poor family raised by some religious order in the north.

She is a single mother, I am a member of a religious order.

We were supposed to be some sort of religious order, I guess.

The close relationship between the school district and religious order continued for many decades.

Such singles are often part of a religious order or community.

The person may also be honored in a particular religious order.

"Have you chosen a name for your new religious order?"

For a time the building was used as a school and retreat by a religious order.

One had put down the sword and gone into a religious order.

By 2036 it had become the most prevalent religious order in America.