Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

doomsday cult

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.13 in modern English

Syllables: dooms-day cult
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cult that believes in apocalypticism and millenarianism.

noun

a group that has lost touch with reality.

Example Sentences

"This raised doubts about their competence and, indeed, their connection to reality; it’s never good when economists at major banks declare that a country’s ruling party has become a doomsday cult."

Etymology

Coined by American sociologist John Lofland in 1966 in his book Doomsday Cult: A Study of Conversion, Proselytization, and Maintenance of Faith

Inflected Forms

doomsday cults (plural)

Questions

What does doomsday cult mean?: A cult that believes in apocalypticism and millenarianism.
Where does doomsday cult come from?: Coined by American sociologist John Lofland in 1966 in his book Doomsday Cult: A Study of Conversion, Proselytization, and Maintenance of Faith

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