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Definitions of cult in various dictionaries:
noun - followers of an exclusive system of religious beliefs and practices
noun - an interest followed with exaggerated zeal
noun - followers of an unorthodox, extremist, or false religion or sect who often live outside of conventional society under the direction of a charismatic leader
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Pejorative name for any group with odd religious leanings & a charismatic leader |
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liked very much by a particular group of people: |
a system of religious belief, esp. one not recognized as an established religion, or the people who worship according to such a system of belief: |
A cult is also something that is very popular with some people, or a particular set of beliefs or behavior: |
An exclusive group of persons sharing an esoteric, usually artistic or intellectual interest. |
The object of such devotion. |
Obsessive, especially faddish, devotion to or veneration for a person, principle, or thing. |
The followers of such a religion or sect. |
A usually nonscientific method or regimen claimed by its originator to have exclusive or exceptional power in curing a particular disease. |
The formal means of expressing religious reverence religious ceremony and ritual. |
A system or community of religious worship and ritual. |
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The term cult usually refers to a social group defined by its religious, spiritual, or philosophical beliefs, or its common interest in a particular personality, object or goal. The term itself is controversial and it has divergent definitions in both popular culture and academia and it also has been an ongoing source of contention among scholars across several fields of study. In the sociological classifications of religious movements, a cult is a social group with socially deviant or novel beliefs and practices, although this is often unclear. Other researchers present a less-organized picture of cults saying that they arise spontaneously around novel beliefs and practices. Groups said to be cults range in size from local groups with a few members to international organizations with millions.Beginning in the 1930s, cults became the object of sociological study in the context of the study of religious behavior. From the 1940s the Christian countercult movement has opposed some sects a |