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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. offensive, derogatory
∙ Devotion to a saint.
∙ A group of people having an obsession with or intense admiration for a particular activity, idea, person or thing. informal

Adjective

∙ Of or relating to a cult.
∙ Enjoyed by a small, loyal group.

BABYLON ENGLISH
cult n.
system of religious rituals; extreme religious sect

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
cult
cult
\cult\ (kŭlt) n[f. culte, l. cultus care, culture, fr. colere to cultivate. cf. cultus.]
1. attentive care; homage; worship. every one is convinced of the reality of a better self, and of the cult or homage which is due to it.
2. a system of religious belief and worship. that which was the religion of moses is the ceremonial or cult of the religion of christ.
cult
n
1. adherents of an exclusive system of religious beliefs and practices
2. an interest followed with exaggerated zeal: "he always follows the latest fads"; "it was all the rage that season" [syn: fad, craze, furor, furore, rage]

3. a system of religious beliefs and rituals [syn: religious cult ]

similar words(2)

religious cult
cargo cult programming

WORDNET 2.0
cult
Noun
1. adherents of an exclusive system of religious beliefs and practices
(hypernym) religion, faith
(hyponym) cargo cult
(member-meronym) cultist
2. an interest followed with exaggerated zeal; "he always follows the latest fads"; "it was all the rage that season"
(synonym) fad, craze, furor, furore, rage
(hypernym) fashion
3. a system of religious beliefs and rituals; "devoted to the cultus of the Blessed Virgin"
(synonym) cultus, religious cult
(hypernym) religion, faith, religious belief
(hyponym) macumba

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Cult
For the original sense of "religious practice", see Cult (religious practice). For religious groups with modern origins see New religious movement and List of new religious movements. For other uses see Cult (disambiguation). In the sociological classifications of religious movements in English, a cult is a religious or social group with socially deviant or novel beliefs and practices. However, whether any particular group's beliefs and practices are sufficiently deviant or novel is often unclear, thus making a precise definition problematic. In the English speaking world, the word often carries derogatory connotations, but in other European languages, it is used as English-speakers use the word "religion", sometimes causing confusion for English-speakers reading material translated from other languages. The word "cult" has always been controversial because it is (in a pejorative sense) considered a subjective term, used as an ad hominem attack against groups with differing doctrines or practices, which lacks a clear or consistent definition.
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European Parliament Committee on Culture and Education
The Committee on Culture and Education (CULT) is a committee of the European Parliament.
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WIKTIONARY - Yabla

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. offensive, derogatory
∙ Devotion to a saint.
∙ A group of people having an obsession with or intense admiration for a particular activity, idea, person or thing. informal

Adjective

∙ Of or relating to a cult.
∙ Enjoyed by a small, loyal group.

BABYLON ENGLISH
cult n.
system of religious rituals; extreme religious sect

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
cult
cult
\cult\ (kŭlt) n[f. culte, l. cultus care, culture, fr. colere to cultivate. cf. cultus.]
1. attentive care; homage; worship. every one is convinced of the reality of a better self, and of the cult or homage which is due to it.
2. a system of religious belief and worship. that which was the religion of moses is the ceremonial or cult of the religion of christ.
cult
n
1. adherents of an exclusive system of religious beliefs and practices
2. an interest followed with exaggerated zeal: "he always follows the latest fads"; "it was all the rage that season" [syn: fad, craze, furor, furore, rage]

3. a system of religious beliefs and rituals [syn: religious cult ]

similar words(2)

religious cult
cargo cult programming

WORDNET 2.0
cult
Noun
1. adherents of an exclusive system of religious beliefs and practices
(hypernym) religion, faith
(hyponym) cargo cult
(member-meronym) cultist
2. an interest followed with exaggerated zeal; "he always follows the latest fads"; "it was all the rage that season"
(synonym) fad, craze, furor, furore, rage
(hypernym) fashion
3. a system of religious beliefs and rituals; "devoted to the cultus of the Blessed Virgin"
(synonym) cultus, religious cult
(hypernym) religion, faith, religious belief
(hyponym) macumba

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Cult
For the original sense of "religious practice", see Cult (religious practice). For religious groups with modern origins see New religious movement and List of new religious movements. For other uses see Cult (disambiguation). In the sociological classifications of religious movements in English, a cult is a religious or social group with socially deviant or novel beliefs and practices. However, whether any particular group's beliefs and practices are sufficiently deviant or novel is often unclear, thus making a precise definition problematic. In the English speaking world, the word often carries derogatory connotations, but in other European languages, it is used as English-speakers use the word "religion", sometimes causing confusion for English-speakers reading material translated from other languages. The word "cult" has always been controversial because it is (in a pejorative sense) considered a subjective term, used as an ad hominem attack against groups with differing doctrines or practices, which lacks a clear or consistent definition.
See more at Wikipedia.org...
European Parliament Committee on Culture and Education
The Committee on Culture and Education (CULT) is a committee of the European Parliament.
See more at Wikipedia.org...

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