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The correct spelling is cult.
How to pronounce cult
noun
IPA: /kʌlt/
Say it like: Cul-t
The correct spelling is cult. A group or sect of people with a deviant religious, philosophical or cultural identity, often existing on the margins of society or exploitative towards its members. For example: "Oh my gosh, I'm in a repressive cult! How can I leave it?"
Usage Examples
“Oh my gosh, I'm in a repressive cult! How can I leave it?”
“a cult horror movie”
“You gotta wear make-up at kvlt gigs or you'll be thrown out.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A group or sect of people with a deviant religious, philosophical or cultural identity, often existing on the margins of society or exploitative towards its members.
- 2.Devotion to a saint.
- 3.The veneration and religious rites given to a deity, esp. in a historical polytheistic context.
- 4.A religion that evolved out of another religion but has become a different religion through developing a radically different theology.
- 5.A group of people having an obsession with or intense admiration for a particular activity, idea, person or thing.
adjective
- 1.Of or relating to a cult.
- 2.Enjoyed by a small, loyal group.
- 3.True to the ideology of black metal or a stereotypical manifestation of that subculture.
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