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 ]