Cult

Word CULT
Character 4
Hyphenation cult
Pronunciations /kʌlt/

Definitions and meanings of "Cult"

What do we mean by cult?

A religion or religious sect generally considered to be extremist or false, with its followers often living in an unconventional manner under the guidance of an authoritarian, charismatic leader. noun

The followers of such a religion or sect. noun

A system or community of religious worship and ritual. noun

The formal means of expressing religious reverence; religious ceremony and ritual. noun

A usually nonscientific method or regimen claimed by its originator to have exclusive or exceptional power in curing a particular disease. noun

Obsessive, especially faddish, devotion to or veneration for a person, principle, or thing. noun

The object of such devotion. noun

An exclusive group of persons sharing an esoteric, usually artistic or intellectual interest. noun

Homage; worship; by extension, devoted attention to or veneration for a particular person or thing: as, the Shaksperian cult. noun

A system of religious belief and worship; especially, the rites and ceremonies employed in worship. Also cultus. noun

A subject of devoted attention or study; that in which one is earnestly or absorbingly interested. noun

Attentive care; homage; worship. noun

A system of religious belief and worship. noun

A system of intense religious veneration of a particular person, idea, or object, especially one considered spurious or irrational by traditional religious bodies. noun

The group of individuals who adhere to a cult (senses 2 or 3). noun

A strong devotion or interest in a particular person, idea or thing without religious associations, or the people holding such an interest. noun

A group of people with a religious, philosophical or cultural identity sometimes viewed as a sect, often existing on the margins of society or exploitative towards its members. noun

Devotion to a saint. noun

A group or sect of people with a deviant religious, philosophical or cultural identity, often existing on the margins of society or exploitative towards its members.

Devotion to a saint.

The veneration and religious rites given to a deity, esp. in a historical polytheistic context.

A religion that evolved out of another religion but has become a different religion through developing a radically different theology.

A group of people having an obsession with or intense admiration for a particular activity, idea, person or thing.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Cult

The word "cult" in example sentences

To use the term cult too casually risks tarring the merely unconventional, for which America has long been a safe harbor. ❋ Mitch Horowitz (2011)

For the first time ever, the term cult came to her mind. ❋ CELIA THOMSON (2003)

That's the question former BB guestblogger Occult America, recently tackled in the Wall Street Journal: To use the term cult too casually risks tarring the merely unconventional, for which America has long been a safe harbor. ❋ David Pescovitz (2011)

‡ The term cult often suggests extreme beliefs and bizarre behavior. ❋ Unknown (2002)

Likewise, the term "cult" in current popular usage usually refers to a group whose beliefs or practices are considered abnormal or bizarre. ❋ Unknown (2011)

KING: It was in a conversation with reporters after that Dr. Jeffress used the term cult. ❋ Scarce (2011)

Sociologists started using the word cult with some regularity in the 1970s, to distinguish emerging groups like the ❋ Brian Palmer (2011)

Academics largely abandoned the word cult in the 1980s. ❋ Brian Palmer (2011)

According to, Miscavige, everyone who criticises the cult is a crook or, as he puts it in R&R, “We do not find critics of Scientology who do not have criminal backgrounds.” ❋ Unknown (2009)

And yet, you completely understand the source of their ignorance — the word "cult" is thrown around in reference to the fundamentalist LDS. ❋ Unknown (2011)

You do realize that being under the control of a cult is a per-excising condition. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Instead, what drives people to the cult is the book itself ... not pressure, not even the personalities of the other members. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Calvin Beisner, founder of the Cornwall Alliance, outlines his position as clearly as anyone could wish: The environmental movement has actually become what I call the cult of the green dragon. ❋ Ph.D. Michael Zimmerman (2010)

However, there were a lot of implications in the word cult. ❋ Kyria Abrahams (2009)

Cross Reference for Cult

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