- 1[usually singular] cult (of something) a way of life, an attitude, an idea, etc. that has become very popular the cult of physical fitness An extraordinary personality cult/cult of personality had been created around the leader.
- 2a small group of people who have extreme religious beliefs and who are not part of any established religion Their son ran away from home and joined a cult.
- 3(formal) a system of religious beliefs and practices the Chinese cult of ancestor worship
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