cult

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|religion}} The [[veneration]], [[devotion]]{{,}} and religious rites given to a deity (especially in a historical polytheistic context), or (in a Christian context) to a [[saint]]; a [[subset]] of [[worship]].
2. {{lb|en|informal}} A group of people having an [[obsession]] with or intense [[admiration]] for a particular activity, idea, person or thing.
3. {{lb|en|chiefly|derogatory}} A [[group]], [[sect]] or [[movement]] following an [[unorthodox]] [[religious]] or [[philosophical]] system of [[beliefs]], especially one in which members remove and exclude themselves from greater [[society]], including family members not part of the cult, and show extreme [[devotion]] to a [[charismatic]] leader.

Adjective

1. Of or relating to a cult.
2. Enjoyed by a [[small]], [[loyal]] [[group]].
3. {{lb|en|neologism|music}} {{alternative form of|en|kvlt}}.

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