Definitions for: Cult


[n] an interest followed with exaggerated zeal; "he always follows the latest fads"; "it was all the rage that season"
[n] a system of religious beliefs and rituals
[n] adherents of an exclusive system of religious beliefs and practices



Webster (1913) Definition: Cult (k?lt) n .[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.

Synonyms: craze, fad, furor, furore, rage, religious cult

See Also: cultist, faith, faith, fashion, hoodooism, macumba, obeah, obi, Rastafarianism, religion, religion, religious belief, vodoun, voodoo, voodooism

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