Cult

Noun

 * 1) A group or doctrine with religious, philosophical or cultural identity sometimes viewed as a sect, often existing on the margins of society or exploitative towards its members.
 * 2) Devotion to a saint.

Derived terms

 * cargo cult
 * cultic
 * cultist
 * cult-like

Adjective

 * Of, or relating to a cult.
 * 1) Enjoyed by a small, loyal group.
 * a cult horror movie

Adjectives
capricious; ridiculed; emotional; diverse aesthetic; sweet; love; sentimental; idiotic nudist; moribund; moral; eminent; logical exclusive;religious; bizarre; unconventional; secret; sinister.

Verbs
—; —affects; —attracts; —believes; — devotes; —fades; —interests; —practices; —spreads; —worships.

Thesaurus
Sabbatarianism, Weltanschauung, adoration, articles of religion, catechism, celebration, ceremonialism, church, co-worship, communion, connection, credenda, credo, creed, cultism, cultus, denomination, devotion, doctrinal statement, dulia, faith, formalism, formulated belief, gospel, homage, hyperdulia, ideology, idolatry, ism, latria, liturgics, liturgiology, liturgism, mystique, persuasion, political faith, political philosophy, prostration, religion, reverence, ritualism, rituality, ritualization, sabbatism, sacramentalism, sacramentarianism, school, sect, solemn observance, solemnization, symbolics, symbolism, system of belief, transcendent wonder, veneration, world view, worship, worshiping

Etymology
From culte:, from  cultus:, from colo:.

Noun

 * Arabic:
 * Bulgarian: култ
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 邪教, 異教, 异教
 * Esperanto: sekto
 * Finnish:, ,
 * French:
 * German:
 * Greek: αίρεση


 * Hebrew:
 * Indonesian: Sekte
 * Italian:
 * Latin:
 * Polish:
 * Russian: культ,
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish: kült


 * Bulgarian: култ
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 崇拜
 * Finnish:
 * French:


 * Greek: ,
 * Hebrew:
 * Italian:
 * Polish:
 * Russian: культ


 * : kult



Adjective

 * Bulgarian: култов


 * Finnish:, lahkolais-


 * Bulgarian: култов
 * Finnish:
 * French:


 * German: Kult
 * Russian: культовый
 * Turkish: kült

Anagrams

 * CLUT