■ noun
1》 a system of religious devotion directed towards a particular figure or object.
↘a relatively small religious group regarded by others as strange or as imposing excessive control over members.
2》 [often as modifier ] a thing that is popular or fashionable among a particular group: a ~ film.
Derivatives
~ic adjective
~ish adjective
~ishness noun
~ism noun
~ist noun
Origin
C17: from Fr. ~e or L. ~us 'worship'.