cult -
followers of an exclusive system of religious beliefs and practices
organized religion,
religion,
faith a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny; "he lost his faith but not his morality"
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
rastafarian (Ethiopia) adherents of an African religion that regards Ras Tafari as divine
voodoo a religious cult practiced chiefly in Caribbean countries (especially Haiti); 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 the polytheistic nature religion of modern witchcraft whose central deity is a mother goddess; claims origins in pre-Christian pagan religions of western Europe
cult -
a system of religious beliefs and rituals; "devoted to the cultus of the Blessed Virgin"
religious belief,
religion,
faith 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
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 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
cult -
a religion or sect that is generally considered to be unorthodox, extremist, or false; "it was a satanic cult"
religious belief,
religion,
faith a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny; "he lost his faith but not his morality"
cult -
an interest followed with exaggerated zeal; "he always follows the latest fads"; "it was all the rage that season"
The word cult pejoratively refers to a group whose beliefs or practices are considered strange. The word originally denoted a system of ritual practices. The narrower, derogatory sense of the word is a product of the 20th century, especially since the 1980s, and is considered subjective.
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cult A particular system of religious worship, esp. with reference to its rites and ceremonies.
