Cult

Quick meaning: Cult is a noun meaning (informal) A group of people having an obsession with or intense admiration for a particular activity, idea, person or thing.

Meaning

(informal) A group of people having an obsession with or intense admiration for a particular activity, idea, person or thing.

More Meanings

1. Of or relating to a cult.
2. Enjoyed by a small, loyal group.
3. (neologism, music) Alternative form of kvlt.
4. (religion) The veneration, devotion, and religious rites given to a deity (especially in a historical polytheistic context), or (in a Christian context) to a saint; a subset of worship.
5. (chiefly derogatory) A group, sect or movement following an unorthodox religious or philosophical system of beliefs, especially one in which members remove and exclude themselves from greater society, including family members not part of the cult, and show extreme devotion to a charismatic leader.

Example Sentences

imperial cult

the cult of Mary

the heavy metal cult

the cult of celebrity

Word Forms

• cults

Synonyms for cult

Depending on context, synonyms include furor, rage, craze, furore, fad.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include fad, craze, furore, furor, rage, religious.

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