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cult

B1 noun

cult /kʌlt/ nghĩa là sự sùng bái

Các nghĩa

  1. sự sùng bái

    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.

    imperial cult

    the cult of Mary

    By the end of the tenth century, Edith's humility had inspired a cult of holy wells in Kent, Staffordshire, and Herefordshire.

  2. giáo phái, nhóm cuồng tín

    A group of people having an obsession with or intense admiration for a particular activity, idea, person or thing.

    informal

    the heavy metal cult

    the cult of basketball

    the guitarist's cult of loyal fans

  3. giáo phái

    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.

    derogatory

    Two former cult members explain the difficulties they had extricating themselves from it.

    The difference between a cult and an established religion is sometimes about one generation.

    If Jones' People's Temple wasn't a cult, then the term has no meaning.

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