Definitions for cultkʌlt

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

cultkʌlt(n.)

  1. a particular system of religious worship, esp. with reference to its rites and ceremonies.

    Category: Religion

  2. a group that devotes itself to or venerates a person, ideal, fad, etc.

    Category: Religion

  3. a religion or sect considered to be false, unorthodox, or extremist. the members of such a religion or sect.

    Category: Religion

  4. (adj.)of or pertaining to a cult.

    Category: Common Vocabulary

  5. of, for, or attracting a group of devotees:

    a cult movie.

    Category: Common Vocabulary

Origin of cult:

1610–20; < L cultus habitation, tilling, refinement, worship =cul-, var. s. of colere to inhabit, till, worship +-tus suffix of v. action

cult′ist(n.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. cult(noun)

    followers of an exclusive system of religious beliefs and practices

  2. fad, craze, furor, furore, cult, rage(noun)

    an interest followed with exaggerated zeal

    "he always follows the latest fads"; "it was all the rage that season"

  3. cult(noun)

    followers of an unorthodox, extremist, or false religion or sect who often live outside of conventional society under the direction of a charismatic leader

  4. cult(noun)

    a religion or sect that is generally considered to be unorthodox, extremist, or false

    "it was a satanic cult"

  5. cult, cultus, religious cult(noun)

    a system of religious beliefs and rituals

    "devoted to the cultus of the Blessed Virgin"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

  1. cult(noun)ʌlt

    a small group with strict, extreme, and dangerous beliefs

    ***a religious cult

  2. cultʌlt

    a belief or attitude popular with a group

    the cult of instant communications; a cult band/hero/group

Wiktionary

  1. cult(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.

  2. cult(Noun)

    Devotion to a saint.

  3. cult(Adjective)

    Of, or relating to a cult.

  4. cult(Adjective)

    Enjoyed by a small, loyal group.

    a cult horror movie

  5. Origin: From culte, from cultus, from colo.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Cult(u)

    attentive care; homage; worship

  2. Cult(u)

    a system of religious belief and worship


Translations for cult

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

cult(noun)

a particular system of (religious) belief or worship

a strange new religious cult; Physical fitness has become a cult with him.

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