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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. 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. 2.Devotion to a saint.
  3. 3.The veneration and religious rites given to a deity, esp. in a historical polytheistic context.
  4. 4.A religion that evolved out of another religion but has become a different religion through developing a radically different theology.
  5. 5.A group of people having an obsession with or intense admiration for a particular activity, idea, person or thing.

adjective

  1. 1.Of or relating to a cult.
  2. 2.Enjoyed by a small, loyal group.
  3. 3.True to the ideology of black metal or a stereotypical manifestation of that subculture.

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