| cult | | |
| n. (group) | 1. cult | followers of an exclusive system of religious beliefs and practices. |
| ~ organized religion, religion, faith | an institution to express belief in a divine power.; "he was raised in the Baptist religion"; "a member of his own faith contradicted him" |
| ~ macumba | (Brazil) followers of a religious cult of African origin. |
| ~ obeah, obi | (West Indies) followers of a religious system involving witchcraft and sorcery. |
| ~ rastafarian | (Ethiopia) adherents of an African religion that regards Ras Tafari as divine. |
| ~ voodoo | (Haiti) followers of a religion that involves witchcraft and animistic deities. |
| ~ rastafari, rastas | (Jamaica) a Black youth subculture and religious movement that arose in the ghettos of Kingston, Jamaica, in the 1950s; males grow hair in long dreadlocks and wear woolen caps; use marijuana and listen to reggae music. |
| ~ wicca | a community of followers of the Wicca religion. |
| ~ cultist | a member of a religious cult. |
| n. (cognition) | 2. craze, cult, fad, furor, furore, rage | an interest followed with exaggerated zeal.; "he always follows the latest fads"; "it was all the rage that season" |
| ~ fashion | the latest and most admired style in clothes and cosmetics and behavior. |
| n. (group) | 3. cult | followers of an unorthodox, extremist, or false religion or sect who often live outside of conventional society under the direction of a charismatic leader. |
| ~ organized religion, religion, faith | an institution to express belief in a divine power.; "he was raised in the Baptist religion"; "a member of his own faith contradicted him" |
| ~ cargo cult | (Melanesia) the followers of one of several millenarian cults that believe salvation will come in the form of wealth (`cargo') brought by westerners; some ascribe divine attributes to westerners on first contact (especially to missionaries). |
| ~ cultist | a member of an unorthodox cult who generally lives outside of conventional society under the direction of a charismatic leader. |
| n. (cognition) | 4. cult | a religion or sect that is generally considered to be unorthodox, extremist, or false.; "it was a satanic cult" |
| ~ faith, religion, religious belief | a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny.; "he lost his faith but not his morality" |
| n. (cognition) | 5. cult, cultus, religious cult | a system of religious beliefs and rituals.; "devoted to the cultus of the Blessed Virgin" |
| ~ faith, religion, religious belief | a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny.; "he lost his faith but not his morality" |
| ~ cargo cult | a religious cult that anticipates a time of joy, serenity, and justice when salvation comes. |
| ~ macumba | a Brazilian religious cult of African origin; combines voodoo elements with singing and chanting and dancing. |
| ~ obeah, obi | a religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and sorcery; practiced in parts of the West Indies and tropical Americas. |
| ~ rastafarianism | a religious cult based on a belief that Ras Tafari (Haile Selassie) is the Messiah and that Africa (especially Ethiopia) is the Promised Land. |
| ~ hoodooism, vodoun, voodooism, voodoo | a religious cult practiced chiefly in Caribbean countries (especially Haiti); involves witchcraft and animistic deities. |
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