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1. (n.) cult
a particular system of religious worship, esp. with reference to its rites and ceremonies.
2. cult
a group that devotes itself to or venerates a person, ideal, fad, etc.
3. cult
a religion or sect considered to be false, unorthodox, or extremist.
4. cult
the members of such a religion or sect.
5. (adj.) cult
of or pertaining to a cult.
6. cult
of, for, or attracting a group of devotees:
a cult movie.
Etymology: (1610–20; < L cultus habitation, tilling, refinement, worship =cul-, var. s. of colere to inhabit, till, worship +-tus suffix of v. action)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) cult
followers of an exclusive system of religious beliefs and practices
2. (noun) fad, craze, furor, furore, cult, rage
an interest followed with exaggerated zeal
"he always follows the latest fads"; "it was all the rage that season"
3. (noun) cult
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. (noun) cult
a religion or sect that is generally considered to be unorthodox, extremist, or false
"it was a satanic cult"
5. (noun) cult, cultus, religious cult
a system of religious beliefs and rituals
"devoted to the cultus of the Blessed Virgin"
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1. (noun) cult
a small group with strict, extreme, and dangerous beliefs
***a religious cult
2. cult
a belief or attitude popular with a group
the cult of instant communications; a cult band/hero/group
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. cult
attentive care; homage; worship
2. cult
a system of religious belief and worship
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Sense: 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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 Afrikaans: kultus |
 Arabic: نِظام ديني، عَقيدَه |
 Bulgarian: култ |
 Brazilian: culto |
 Czech: kult |
 German: der Kult |
 Danish: kult |
 Greek: λατρεία |
 Spanish: culto |
 Estonian: kultus |
 Farsi: فرقه |
 Finnish: kultti |
 French: culte |
 Hebrew: כָּת |
 Hindi: मत |
 Croatian: kult |
 Hungarian: kultusz |
 Indonesian: pemujaan |
 Icelandic: dÿrkun; trúarregla; trúar |
 Italian: culto |
 Japanese: 崇拝 |
 Korean: 이교도 |
 Lithuanian: kultas |
 Latvian: kults |
 Malay: kultus |
 Dutch: cultus |
 Norwegian: kult, sekt |
 Polish: kult |
 Persian: فرقه |
 Pashto: د مذهبی عقایدو یو سیسټم |
 Portuguese: culto |
 Romanian: cult |
 Russian: культ |
 Slovak: kult |
 Slovenian: kult |
 Serbian: kult |
 Swedish: kult |
 Thai: ลัทธิความเชื่อ |
 Turkish: mezhep |
 Taiwanese: 狂熱的崇拜，教派 |
 Ukrainian: культ; віросповідання |
 Urdu: دينى رسوم، مذهب، مسلک |
 Vietnamese: giáo phái |
 Chinese: 狂热的崇拜，异教团体 |
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