CULT

fad, craze, furor, furore, cult, rage

(noun) an interest followed with exaggerated zeal; “he always follows the latest fads”; “it was all the rage that season”

cult, cultus, religious cult

(noun) a system of religious beliefs and rituals; “devoted to the cultus of the Blessed Virgin”

cult

(noun) a religion or sect that is generally considered to be unorthodox, extremist, or false; “it was a satanic cult”

cult

(noun) followers of an unorthodox, extremist, or false religion or sect who often live outside of conventional society under the direction of a charismatic leader

cult

(noun) followers of an exclusive system of beliefs and practices

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

cult (plural cults)

(chiefly, derogatory) A group or sect of people with a deviant religious, philosophical or cultural identity, often existing on the margins of society or exploitative towards its members.

Devotion to a saint.

The veneration and religious rites given to a deity, esp. in a historical polytheistic context.

A religion that evolved out of another religion but has become a different religion through developing a radically different theology.

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

Adjective

cult (not comparable)

Of or relating to a cult.

Enjoyed by a small, loyal group.

Alternative form of kvlt.

Usage notes

The term has a positive connotation for groups of art, music, writing, fiction, and fashion devotees, but a negative connotation for new religious, extreme political, questionable therapeutic, and pyramidal business groups.

Anagrams

• CLUT, L cut

Source: Wiktionary

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Cult (klt) n .Etym: [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. thecult or homage which is due to it. Shaftesbury.

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. Coleridge.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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