| PHARISEE | Member of a sect portrayed as opposing Christ in the New Testament |
| AMISH | Sect portrayed in "Witness" |
| SYNCRETIZES | Attempts to unite, as opposing principles |
| MOW | ___ down (dominate, as opposing batters) |
| CANDLEMAS | In Christianity, the Feast of the Purification of the Virgin Mary and the presentation of Christ in the Temple (9) |
| YAZIDEE | Member of a sect in Armenia and the Caucasus who believe in a Supreme God but also pay respect to the Devil (7) |
| MILLAIS | Major artist of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood who painted Ophelia, Christ in the House of His Parents, Little Speedwell's Darling Blue, Apple Blossoms (or Spring) and Bubbles (7) |
| ALBIGENSIAN | A glib, insane, unorthodox member of a sect |
| ISMAILI | Member of a sect of Shiite Muslims (7) |
| HASID | Member of a sect of Judaism with an emphasis on mysticism |
| DRUZE | Member of a sect found in Lebanon and Syria (5) |
| NEELEY | Ted ___, singer and actor who played Jesus Christ in the 1973 film Jesus Christ Superstar (6) |
| ASLAN | Symbol of Jesus Christ in the "Narnia" series |
| HASIDIM | Member of a sect of Orthodox Jews |
| ZEALOT | Member of a sect whose fanatical opposition to foreign rule led to the AD 66-70 Jewish uprising against Rome (6) |
| SCHWENKFELDIAN | Member of a sect financed with whelks, bizarrely? |
| JEHOVAHSWITNESS | Member of a sect founded by Charles Taze Russell (8,7) |
| CATHARS | Members of a sect persecuted in medieval Europe |
| LAMB | Young animal likened to Christ in the gospels |
| CYNIC | One of a sect of austere philosophers of ancient Athens, such as Diogenes (5) |
