CARGO CULT

Meaning of CARGO CULT in English

■ noun (in the Melanesian Islands) a system of beliefs based around the expected arrival of benevolent spirits in aircraft or ships bringing cargoes of food and other goods.

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CARGO CULT — noun Date: 1949 any of various Melanesian religious groups characterized by the belief that material wealth (as money or manufactured …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CARGO CULT — Any religious movement based on the observation by local residents of the delivery of supplies by ship and aircraft to …
Английский словарь Британика
CARGO CULT — noun Usage: often capitalized both Cs : a religiopolitical movement among natives of various So. Pacific islands characterized by the …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CARGO CULT — — cargo cultist . ( sometimes caps. ) any of various native religious cults of a millenarian and messianic character …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CARGO CULT — Date: 1949 : any of various Melanesian religious groups characterized by the belief that material wealth (as money or manufactured …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CARGO CULT — Function: noun Date: 1949 : any of various Melanesian religious groups characterized by the belief that material wealth (as money …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
CARGO CULT — [cargo cult] n (1949): any of various Melanesian religious groups characterized by the belief that material wealth (as money or …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CARGO CULT — any of the religious movements chiefly, but not solely, in Melanesia that exhibit belief in the imminence of a new …
Britannica English vocabulary
CARGO CULT — Any religious movement based on the observation by local residents of the delivery of supplies by ship and aircraft to …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CARGO CULT — Культ карго
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
CULT — cult- see coler; cultro
Interlingua English vocab
CARGO — n cargo
Interlingua English vocab
CULT — Collective veneration or worship (e.g., the cult of the saints meaning collective veneration of the saints in Roman Catholicism). In …
Английский словарь Британика
CULT — ˈkəlt noun ( -s ) Etymology: French & Latin; French culte, from Latin cultus care, cultivation, culture, adoration, from cultus, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CARGO — ˈkär(ˌ)gō, ˈkȧ(ˌ)- noun ( plural cargoes or cargos ) Etymology: Spanish cargo, carga load, burden, charge, from cargar to load, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CULT — — cultic, cultual /kul"chooh euhl/ , adj. — cultish , adj. /kult/ , n. 1. a particular system of religious …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CARGO — /kahr"goh/ , n. , pl. cargoes, cargos . 1. the lading or freight of a ship, airplane, etc. 2. load. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CULT — noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: French & Latin; French culte, from Latin cultus care, adoration, from colere to cultivate — …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CULT — noun attentive care; homage; worship. 2. cult ·noun a system of religious belief and worship.
Webster English vocab
CULT — [cult] n, often attrib [F & L; F culte, fr. L cultus care, adoration, fr. colere to cultivate--more at wheel] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CULT — cult BrE AmE kʌlt ▷ cults kʌlts
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CARGO — cargo BrE AmE ˈkɑːɡ əʊ AmE ˈkɑːrɡ oʊ ▷ cargo|es, ~s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CULT — / kʌlt; NAmE / noun , adjective ■ noun 1. [ usually sing. ] cult (of sth) a way of …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CARGO — / ˈkɑːgəʊ; NAmE ˈkɑːrgoʊ/ noun [ C , U ] ( pl. -oes , NAmE also -os ) the goods …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CULT — I. cult 1 /kʌlt/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: French ; Origin: culte , from Latin cultus …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CARGO — car ‧ go /ˈkɑːɡəʊ $ ˈkɑːrɡoʊ/ BrE AmE noun ( plural cargos or cargoes ) [uncountable and countable] [ Date: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CULT — n. 1 a system of religious worship esp. as expressed in ritual. 2 a devotion or homage to a person …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CULT — n. 1 a system of religious worship esp. as expressed in ritual. 2 a devotion or homage to a person …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CULT — n.1 a system of religious worship esp. as expressed in ritual. 2 a devotion or homage to a person or …
Oxford English vocab
CULT — ( cults) 1. A cult is a fairly small religious group, especially one which is considered strange. The teenager may …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CARGO — ( cargoes) The cargo of a ship or plane is the goods that it is carrying. The boat calls at …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CULT — (~s) 1. A ~ is a fairly small religious group, especially one which is considered strange. The teenager may have …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
CULT — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cult hero (= someone who a particular group of people admire ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CARGO — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cargo plane (= for carrying goods ) ▪ cargo planes carrying emergency supplies for …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CULT — [noun] [C] - (a group of people who follow) a particular system of religious belief, or (figurative) a strong interest …
Cambridge English vocab
CARGO — [noun] [plural] cargoes or cargos - (a load of) the goods carried by a ship, aircraft or other large vehiclea …
Cambridge English vocab
CULT — n. Collective veneration or worship (e.g., the cult of the saints meaning collective veneration of the saints in Roman Catholicism). …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CULT — noun 1 worship of a person/thing ADJECTIVE ▪ personality ▪ the personality ~ of the president CULT + NOUN ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
CARGO — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ bulk , heavy ▪ precious , valuable ▪ a precious ~ of antiques ▪ deadly , hazardous …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
CULT — n. 25B6; noun a religious cult : SECT, denomination, group, movement, church, persuasion, body, faction. the cult of youth in …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
CARGO — n. shipment, consignment, shipload, truckload, wagon-load, load, trainload, US carload; freight, goods, merchandise The cargo of rifles was delivered to …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
CULT — сущ. 1) поклонение, почитание Syn : worship 2) вера, вероисповедание, исповедание Syn : denomination, creed, religion 3) культ, обожествление, поклонение, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CARGO — сущ. груз to carry, haul cargo ≈ перевозить грузы to load, take on, stow cargo ≈ осуществлять погрузку to transfer …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CULT — cult.ogg kʌlt n 1. 1> культ, поклонение ( божеству ) the cult of Apollo - культ Аполлона 2> религиозные обряды …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CARGO — cargo.ogg ʹkɑ:g|əʋ n ( pl -oes, -os -ʹkɑ:gəʋz ) 1> груз bulk cargo - насыпной или наливной груз deck cargo …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CARGO — груз - bulk cargo - dry cargo - mass/volume-limited cargo - perishable cargo
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
CARGO — груз - bulk cargo - dry cargo - mass/volume-limited cargo - perishable cargo
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
CARGO — груз || грузовой cargo dead weight — чистая грузоподъемность transfer of cargo — перегрузка груза - backhaul cargo - bulk cargo - commercial cargo - container …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
CULT — cult сущ.1) поклонение, почитание Syn:worship 2) вера, вероисповедание, исповедание Syn:denomination, creed, religion 3) культ, обожествление, поклонение, преклонение cult of the …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
CULT — n 1. 1> культ, поклонение ( божеству ) the cult of Apollo - культ Аполлона 2> религиозные обряды 2. 1> …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
CARGO — n ( pl -oes, -os -ʹkɑ:gəʋz ) 1> груз bulk cargo - насыпной или наливной груз deck cargo - палубный …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
CULT — сущ. 1) поклонение, почитание Syn: worship 2) вера, вероисповедание, исповедание Syn: denomination , creed , religion 3) культ, обожествление, поклонение, …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
CARGO — сущ. груз to carry, haul cargo — перевозить грузы to load, take on, stow cargo — осуществлять погрузку to transfer …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
CULT — сущ. 1) поклонение, почитание Syn: worship 2) вера, вероисповедание, исповедание Syn: denomination, creed, religion 3) культ, обожествление, поклонение, преклонение cult of the individual — культ личности the cult of …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
CARGO — сущ. груз to carry, haul cargo — перевозить грузы to load, take on, stow cargo — осуществлять погрузку to transfer cargo — переправлять груз to …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
CULT — _n. 1> вероисповедание 2> культ, преклонение; cult of the individual - культ личности _Syn: denomination
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
CARGO — _n. _pl. -oes 1> груз 2> _attr. грузовой - cargo ship - cargo boat - cargo tank _Syn: load
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
CULT — n. 1. вероисповедание 2. культ, преклонение; cult of the individual - культ личности Syn: denomination
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
CARGO — n. pl. -oes 1. груз 2. attr. грузовой - cargo ship - cargo boat - cargo tank Syn: load
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
CARGO — груз (торговый) to collect cargo — забирать груз to fasten cargo — укрепить груз to readdress cargo — переадресовывать груз to sling cargo — …
Англо-Русский словарь по строительству и новым строительным технологиям
CARGO — сущ. груз - air cargo agent - bulk cargo - bulked cargo - cargo aircraft - cargo book - cargo container - cargo engaged for the vessel - cargo …
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике
CULT — _n. 1> вероисповедание 2> культ, преклонение; cult of the individual культ личности
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
CARGO — _n. (_pl. oes ouz ) 1> груз 2> _attr. грузовой; cargo ship (или boat) грузовое судно; cargo tank танкер, нефтеналивное …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
CARGO — (перевозимый) груз - bulk cargo - deck cargo - homeward cargo - homogeneous cargo - inward cargo - mixed cargo …
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике и финансам

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