cult

noun

/kʌlt/

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[usually singular] cult (of something) a way of life, an attitude, an idea, etc. that has become very popular
- the cult of physical fitness
- the cult of youth
see also personality cult
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- personality
cult + noun
- figure
- hero
- icon
- …
preposition
- cult of
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a small group of people who have extreme religious beliefs and who are not part of any established religion
- Their son ran away from home and joined a cult.
- the members of a religious cult
Topics Religion and festivalsc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- religious
- pagan
- satanic
- …
cult + noun
- leader
- member
- image
- …
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(formal) a system of religious beliefs and practices
- the Chinese cult of ancestor worship
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- religious
- pagan
- satanic
- …
cult + noun
- leader
- member
- image
- …
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Word Originearly 17th cent. (originally denoting homage paid to a divinity): from French culte or Latin cultus ‘worship’, from cult- ‘inhabited, cultivated, worshipped’, from the verb colere.

cult

adjective

/kʌlt/

[only before noun]

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very popular with a particular group of people
- a cult movie/book
- The singer has become a cult figure in America.
- The cartoon has achieved cult status.
- The TV series has a cult following among young people.
Extra Examples
- The book achieved cult status as soon as it was published.
- The show has built up a cult following.
Word Originearly 17th cent. (originally denoting homage paid to a divinity): from French culte or Latin cultus ‘worship’, from cult- ‘inhabited, cultivated, worshipped’, from the verb colere.

单词	cult
释义	cult noun /kʌlt/ /kʌlt/ jump to other results [usually singular] cult (of something) a way of life, an attitude, an idea, etc. that has become very popular the cult of physical fitness the cult of youth see also personality cult Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective personality cult + noun figure hero icon … preposition cult of See full entry a small group of people who have extreme religious beliefs and who are not part of any established religion Their son ran away from home and joined a cult. the members of a religious cult Topics Religion and festivalsc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective religious pagan satanic … cult + noun leader member image … See full entry (formal) a system of religious beliefs and practices the Chinese cult of ancestor worship Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective religious pagan satanic … cult + noun leader member image … See full entry Word Originearly 17th cent. (originally denoting homage paid to a divinity): from French culte or Latin cultus ‘worship’, from cult- ‘inhabited, cultivated, worshipped’, from the verb colere. cult adjective /kʌlt/ /kʌlt/ [only before noun] jump to other results very popular with a particular group of people a cult movie/book The singer has become a cult figure in America. The cartoon has achieved cult status. The TV series has a cult following among young people. Extra Examples The book achieved cult status as soon as it was published. The show has built up a cult following. Word Originearly 17th cent. (originally denoting homage paid to a divinity): from French culte or Latin cultus ‘worship’, from cult- ‘inhabited, cultivated, worshipped’, from the verb colere.
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