cult

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[edit] Etymology

From French culte, Latin cultus (care, adoration), or colo, colere, colui, cultum (to cultivate).

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Singular
cult

Plural
cults

cult (plural cults)

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

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cult (not comparable)

Positive
cult

Comparative
not comparable

Superlative
none (absolute)

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

[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.

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