cult

  • 21cult — noun 1 worship of a person/thing ADJECTIVE ▪ personality ▪ the personality cult of the president CULT + NOUN ▪ figure, hero, icon (esp. AmE) …

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  • 22cult — cult1 [kʌlt] n [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: culte, from Latin cultus care, worship , from colere; CULTIVATE] 1.) an extreme religious group that is not part of an established religion ▪ Anyone who betrayed the cult could be punished by… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 23cult — 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… …

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  • 24cult — 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

  • 25CULT —    a controversial and misunderstood word greatly misused by the media where it means a GROUP nobody likes through association with BRAINWASHING. In THEOLOGY the term cult has been used to refer to forms of WORSHIP and the RITUALS associated with …

    Concise dictionary of Religion

  • 26Cult — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Cult (homonymie). 47° 18′ 52″ N 5° 44′ 21″ E …

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  • 27cult — noun 1 (C) an extreme religious group that is not part of an established religion: Anyone who betrayed the cult could be punished by death. 2 cult film/figure/TV show etc a film, music group etc that has become very popular but only among a… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 28cult — [[t]kʌlt[/t]] n. 1) rel a particular system of religious worship, esp. with reference to its rites and ceremonies 2) rel a group that devotes itself to or venerates a person, ideal, fad, etc 3) rel a) a religion or sect considered to be false,… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 29cult — cultic, cultual /kul chooh euhl/, adj. cultish, adj. /kult/, n. 1. a particular system of religious worship, esp. with reference to its rites and ceremonies. 2. an instance of great veneration of a person, ideal, or thing, esp. as manifested by a …

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  • 30cult — n. 1) to join a cult 2) a cargo; fertility; personality cult * * * [kʌlt] fertility personality cult a cargo to join a cult …

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