n.1 a system of religious worship esp. as expressed in ritual.
2 a devotion or homage to a person or thing (the cult of aestheticism). b a popular fashion esp. followed by a specific section of society.
3 (attrib.) denoting a person or thing popularized in this way (cult film; cult figure).
Derivatives:
cultic adj. cultism n. cultist n.
Etymology: F culte or L cultus worship f. colere cult- inhabit, till, worship