cult
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From French culte, from Latin cultus (“care, adoration; cult”), from colō (“cultivate; protect”).
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Noun
cult (plural cults)
- A group of people with a religious, philosophical or cultural identity sometimes viewed as a sect, often existing on the margins of society or exploitative towards its members.
- Devotion to a saint.
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[edit] Translations
a sect
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devotion to a saint
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[edit] See also
[edit] Adjective
cult (not comparable)
[edit] 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.
[edit] Translations
enjoyed by a small, loyal group