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cult-fig|ure — «KUHLT FIHG yuhr, uhr», noun. a person or figure that is the object of a cult or popular adulation: »We have not, so far, come up with a cult figure to equal Father Christmas (Punch) … Useful english dictionary
cult — noun 1 worship of a person/thing ADJECTIVE ▪ personality ▪ the personality cult of the president CULT + NOUN ▪ figure, hero, icon (esp. AmE) … Collocations dictionary
figure — 1 noun (C) 1 NUMBER a) a number representing an amount, especially an officially published number: keeping unemployment figures down b) a number from 0 to 10, written as a sign rather than a word : a four/five/six figure number (=a number in the… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
cult — 01. Their son joined some weird religious [cult] after being approached by a couple of people in an airport. 02. Some people fear that [cults] try to recruit large numbers of young people into their religious groups by using deceptive techniques … Grammatical examples in English
cult — [[t]kʌ̱lt[/t]] cults 1) N COUNT: usu sing, oft N of n A cult is fairly small religious group, especially one which is considered strange. The teenager may have been abducted by a religious cult... The cult of Isis was carried from Egypt into… … English dictionary
cult — I UK [kʌlt] / US noun [countable] Word forms cult : singular cult plural cults * 1) a religious group, especially one with beliefs that most people consider strange or dangerous 2) formal a religious system in which people worship a particular… … English dictionary
cult — cult1 [ kʌlt ] noun count * 1. ) a religious group, especially one with beliefs that most people consider strange or dangerous a ) FORMAL a religious system in which people worship a particular god, person, or object: the cult of the goddess Isis … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
figure — fig|ure1 W1S1 [ˈfıgə US ˈfıgjər] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(number)¦ 2¦(amount of money)¦ 3¦(person)¦ 4¦(woman s body)¦ 5 father/mother/authority figure 6 figures 7¦(mathematical shape)¦ 8¦(painting/model)¦ 9¦(drawing)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
cult — /kʌlt / (say kult) noun 1. a particular system of religious worship, especially with reference to its rites and ceremonies. 2. (derogatory) a religious or pseudo religious movement, characterised by the extreme devotion of its members, who… …
cult — n. 1 a system of religious worship esp. as expressed in ritual. 2 a devotion or homage to a person or thing (the cult of aestheticism). b a popular fashion esp. followed by a specific section of society. 3 (attrib.) denoting a person or thing… … Useful english dictionary
cult — [kʌlt] noun [C] I 1) a religious group with beliefs that most people consider strange or dangerous 2) extreme admiration for someone or something the cult of beauty[/ex] II adj cult [kʌlt] very popular with a particular group of people a cult… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
