A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

SECT

Tue, 23 May '23
Religious offshoot
Tue, 13 Sep '22
Religious offshoot
Sat, 18 Jun '22
Dissenting group
Thu, 5 May '22
They seem to believe otherwise
Thu, 21 Apr '22
Result of a rift
Sun, 30 Jan '22
Splinter group
Sat, 22 Jan '22
Smallish branch
Fri, 2 Jul '21
Theravada or Mahayana vis-à-vis Buddhism
Sat, 29 May '21
Ones who've split
Sun, 9 May '21
It's broken off
Thu, 22 Apr '21
Order, of a sort
Tue, 16 Mar '21
Shakers or Quakers
Mon, 1 Mar '21
Sunni or Shia, in Islam