cult
/ˈkɒlt/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.09 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The veneration, devotion, and religious rites given to a deity (especially in a historical polytheistic context), or (in a Christian context) to a saint; a subset of worship.
noun
A group of people having an obsession with or intense admiration for a particular activity, idea, person or thing.
Informal
noun
A group, sect or movement following an unorthodox religious or philosophical system of beliefs, especially one in which members remove and exclude themselves from greater society, including family members not part of the cult, and show extreme devotion to a charismatic leader.
Derogatory
adj
Of or relating to a cult.
adj
Alternative form of kvlt.
Example Sentences
- "imperial cult"
- "the cult of Mary"
- ""When frying sausages," remarked Cripps, who seemed to regard that occupation as a cult, "it is advisable to perforate the outer skin with a fork.""
- "By the end of the tenth century, Edith's humility had inspired a cult of holy wells in Kent, Staffordshire, and Herefordshire."
- "the heavy metal cult"
- "the cult of basketball"
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: French