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6 definitions • 10 examples
1
a
religious
group
,
often
living
together, whose
beliefs
are
considered
extreme
or
strange
by many people:
Examples:
religious
cult
Their son
ran
away from home and
joined
a
religious
cult
.
2
a
particular
system
of
religious
belief
:
Examples:
cult
of the
Hindu
cult
of Shiva
3
someone or something that has
become
very
popular
with a
particular
group
of people:
Examples:
the
cult
of
celebrity
4
liked
very much by a
particular
group
of people:
Examples:
cult
following
The
singer
had a
cult
following
in the 1970s.
cult
figure
She
became
a
sort
of
comedy
cult
figure
.
cult
movie
mainly
US "
Casablanca
"
became
a
cult
movie
.
cult
film
mainly
UK
She
starred
in the 1985
cult
film
"
Barbarian
Queen
".
5
a
system
of
religious
belief
,
esp
. one not
recognized
as an
established
religion
, or the people who
worship
according
to such a
system
of
belief
:
Examples:
People
considered
him a
brilliant
cult
leader
and
con
man.
6
A
cult
is also something that is very
popular
with some people, or a
particular
set of
beliefs
or
behavior
:
Examples:
a
cult
movie
the
cult
of
celebrity
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