cult : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: cult	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for cult
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cult n followers of an exclusive system of religious beliefs and practices an interest followed with exaggerated zeal; "he always follows the latest fads"; "it was all the rage that season" Synonym(s): fad, craze, furor, furore, cult, rage followers of an unorthodox, extremist, or false religion or sect who often live outside of conventional society under the direction of a charismatic leader a religion or sect that is generally considered to be unorthodox, extremist, or false; "it was a satanic cult" a system of religious beliefs and rituals; "devoted to the cultus of the Blessed Virgin" Synonym(s): cult, cultus, religious cult
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cult \Cult\ (k?lt) n .[F. culte, L. cultus care, culture, fr. colere to cultivate. Cf. {Cultus}.] 1. Attentive care; homage; worship. Every one is convinced of the reality of a better self, and of. thecult or homage which is due to it. --Shaftesbury. 2. A system of religious belief and worship. That which was the religion of Moses is the ceremonial or cult of the religion of Christ. --Coleridge.