Definitions for cultkʌlt
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
cultkʌlt(n.)
a particular system of religious worship, esp. with reference to its rites and ceremonies.
Category: Religion
a group that devotes itself to or venerates a person, ideal, fad, etc.
Category: Religion
a religion or sect considered to be false, unorthodox, or extremist. the members of such a religion or sect.
Category: Religion
(adj.)of or pertaining to a cult.
Category: Common Vocabulary
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
cult(noun)
followers of an exclusive system of religious beliefs and practices
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"
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
cult(noun)
a religion or sect that is generally considered to be unorthodox, extremist, or false
"it was a satanic cult"
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
cult(noun)ʌlt
a small group with strict, extreme, and dangerous beliefs
***a religious cult
cultʌlt
a belief or attitude popular with a group
the cult of instant communications; a cult band/hero/group
Wiktionary
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.
cult(Noun)
Devotion to a saint.
cult(Adjective)
Of, or relating to a cult.
cult(Adjective)
Enjoyed by a small, loyal group.
a cult horror movie
Origin: From culte, from cultus, from colo.
Webster Dictionary
Cult(u)
attentive care; homage; worship
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.
- kultusAfrikaans
- نِظام ديني، عَقيدَهArabic
- култBulgarian
- cultoPortuguese (BR)
- kultCzech
- der KultGerman
- kultDanish
- λατρείαGreek
- cultoSpanish
- kultusEstonian
- فرقهFarsi
- kulttiFinnish
- culteFrench
- כָּתHebrew
- मतHindi
- kultCroatian
- kultuszHungarian
- pemujaanIndonesian
- dÿrkun; trúarregla; trúaratriðiIcelandic
- cultoItalian
- 崇拝Japanese
- 이교도Korean
- kultasLithuanian
- kultsLatvian
- kultusMalay
- cultusDutch
- kult, sektNorwegian
- kultPolish
- فرقهPersian
- د مذهبی عقایدو یو سیسټمPashto
- cultoPortuguese
- cultRomanian
- культRussian
- kultSlovak
- kultSlovenian
- kultSerbian
- kultSwedish
- ลัทธิความเชื่อThai
- mezhepTurkish
- 狂熱的崇拜，教派Chinese (Trad.)
- культ; віросповіданняUkrainian
- دينى رسوم، مذهب، مسلکUrdu
- giáo pháiVietnamese
- 狂热的崇拜，异教团体Chinese (Simp.)
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