CULT


Meaning of CULT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kʌlt ]

( cults)

1.

A cult is a fairly small religious group, especially one which is considered strange.

The teenager may have been abducted by a religious cult...

N-COUNT : usu sing , oft N of n

2.

Cult is used to describe things that are very popular or fashionable among a particular group of people.

Since her death, she has become a cult figure...

The film is destined to become a cult classic...

ADJ : ADJ n

3.

Someone or something that is a cult has become very popular or fashionable among a particular group of people.

Ludlam was responsible for making Ridiculous Theatre something of a cult...

N-SING

4.

The cult of something is a situation in which people regard that thing as very important or special.

Meanwhile the personality cult around this campaigner grew.

N-COUNT : usu the N of n [ disapproval ]

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