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Cult Situation People Regard Thing Important Special Popular

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The c___ of something is a situation in which people regard that thing as very important or special .The cult of something is a situation in which people regard that thing as very important or special .
...the cult of youth that recently gripped publishing.
Society is entitled and bound to protect itself against a cult of violence.
Meanwhile, the personality cult around this campaigner grew.
word cult
full-definition
noun
A cult is a fairly small religious group, especially one which is considered strange .
The teenager may have been abducted by a religious cult.
Someone or something that is a cult has become very popular or fashionable among a particular group of people.
Ludlam was responsible for making Ridiculous Theatre something of a cult.
The bra has gone from being a fashion classic to a fashion cult.
The cult of something is a situation in which people regard that thing as very important or special .
...the cult of youth that recently gripped publishing.
Society is entitled and bound to protect itself against a cult of violence.
Meanwhile, the personality cult around this campaigner grew.
adjective
Cult is used to describe things that are very popular or fashionable among a particular group of people.
Since her death, she has become a cult figure.
The film is destined to become a cult classic.
The Osaka-based group is popular home in Japan and has developed a cult following in the United States.
inflections cults
cefr-level C1

Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:c1

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