noun
1 worship of a person/thing
ADJECTIVE
▪ personality
▪
the personality ~ of the president
CULT + NOUN
▪ figure , hero , icon ( esp. AmE )
▪
He became a ~ figure during the 1960s.
▪ status
▪
The book achieved ~ status as soon as it was published.
▪ following
▪
The show has built up a ~ following.
▪ band , book , film ( esp. BrE ), movie ( esp. AmE ), novel , show
▪ classic , favourite/favorite , hit , phenomenon
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ of
▪
the ~ of youth
2 religious group
ADJECTIVE
▪ religious
▪
the members of a religious ~
▪ pagan , satanic
CULT + NOUN
▪ leader , member
▪ image , object , statue
▪ practice