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Definition of 'cargo cult'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) cargo cult
(sometimes caps.) any of various religious cults of Melanesia whose central belief is that spirit beings will bring them large cargoes of modern goods.

Etymology: (1945–50)

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1. (noun) cargo cult
(Melanesia) the followers of one of several millenarian cults that believe salvation will come in the form of wealth (`cargo') brought by westerners; some ascribe divine attributes to westerners on first contact (especially to missionaries)

2. (noun) cargo cult
a religious cult that anticipates a time of joy, serenity, and justice when salvation comes

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