cult

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A religious group with extreme or unusual beliefs whose members are intensely devoted to a leader.

   Two former members described how hard it was to leave the cult.

2. 2
   noun

   A group of people with an intense, often obsessive admiration for someone or something.

   The film has built a cult of devoted fans over the years.

3. 3
   adj

   Admired by a small but very loyal group of fans.

   The movie flopped at first but became a cult classic.

Derived from French culte, from Latin cultus (“care, adoration; cult”), from colō (“cultivate; protect”).

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