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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary cult USAGE often attributive ETYMOLOGY French & Latin; French culte, from Latin cultuscare, adoration, from colere to cultivate — more at wheel DATE 1617 1. formal religious veneration : worship 2. a system of religious beliefs and ritual; also : its body of adherents 3. a religion regarded as unorthodox or spurious; also : its body of adherents 4. a system for the cure of disease based on dogma set forth by its promulgator health cults 5. a. great devotion to a person, idea, object, movement, or work (as a film or book); especially : such devotion regarded as a literary or intellectual fad b. the object of such devotion c. a usually small group of people characterized by such devotion English Etymology cult 1617, "worship," also "a particular form of worship," from Fr.culte, from L. cultus "care, cultivation, worship," originally "tended, cultivated," pp. of colere "to till" (see colony). Rare after 17c.; revived mid-19c. with reference to ancient or primitive rituals. Meaning "devotion to a person or thing" is from 1829. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 cult cult / kQlt / noun1. [usually sing.] ~ (of sth) a way of life, an attitude, an idea, etc. that has become very popular (对生活方式、看法、观念等的)狂热,时尚,崇拜: the cult of physical fitness 健身热 An extraordinary personality cult had been created around the leader. 在这位领导人的周围兴起了一场异乎寻常的个人崇拜。 2. a small group of people who have extreme religious beliefs and who are not part of any established religion (有极端宗教信仰的)异教团体: Their son ran away from home and joined a cult. 他们的儿子离家出走,加入了一个异教团体。 3. (formal) a system of religious beliefs and practices 宗教信仰；宗教习俗: the Chinese cult of ancestor worship 中国人供奉祖先的习俗 adjective[only before noun] very popular with a particular group of people; treating sb / sth as a cult figure, etc. 受特定群体欢迎的；作为偶像崇拜的: a cult movie / book 风靡一时的电影/书籍 The singer has become a cult figure in America. 那位歌手在美国已成为人们狂热崇拜的偶像。 The cartoon has achieved cult status. 这部动画片达到了风靡一时的地步。 The TV series has a cult following among young people. 那部电视连续剧在年轻人中拥有一批狂热的迷恋者。 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English cult noun 1 worship of a person/thing ADJ. personality the personality cult of the president CULT + NOUN figure, hero He became a cult figure during the 1960s. | status The book achieved cult status as soon as it was published. | following The show has built up a cult following. | band, book, film PREP. ~ of the cult of youth 2 religious group ADJ. religious the members of a religious cult CULT + NOUN leader, member | image, object, statue | practice Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition n. Function: noun 1 Synonyms: RELIGION 1, creed, faith, persuasion 2 Synonyms: RELIGION 2, church, communion, connection, creed, denomination, faith, persuasion, sectWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged cult \ˈkəlt\ noun (-s) Etymology: French & Latin; French culte, from Latin cultus care, cultivation, culture, adoration, from cultus, past participle of colere to till, cultivate, dwell, inhabit, worship — more at wheel 1. : religious practice : worship 2. : a system of beliefs and ritual connected with the worship of a deity, a spirit, or a group of deities or spirits < the cult of Apollo > < the earth cult > 3. a. : the rites, ceremonies, and practices of a religion : the formal aspect of religious experience < dissent occurs in all three fields of expression of religious experience, in doctrine, in cult, and organization — Joachim Wach > b. Roman Catholicism : reverence and ceremonial veneration paid to God or to the Virgin Mary or to the saints or to objects that symbolize or otherwise represent them (as the crucifix or a statue)— called also cultus; compare dulia , hyperdulia , latria 4. : a religion regarded as unorthodox or spurious < the exuberant growth of fantastic cults > also : a minority religious group holding beliefs regarded as unorthodox or spurious : sect < provided a haven for persecuted cults > 5. : a system for the cure of disease based on the dogma, tenets, or principles set forth by its promulgator to the exclusion of scientific experience or demonstration 6. a. : great or excessive devotion or dedication to some person, idea, or thing < the cult of success > especially : such devotion regarded as a literary or intellectual fad or fetish < the cult of art-for-art's sake > b. : the object of such devotion < square dancing has developed into something of a cult — R.L.Taylor > c. (1) : a body of persons characterized by such devotion < America's growing cult of home fixer uppers — Wall Street Journal > (2) : a usually small or narrow circle of persons united by devotion or allegiance to some artistic or intellectual program, tendency, or figure (as one of limited popular appeal) < the exclusive cult of those that profess to admire his esoteric verse > Synonyms: see religion |
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