- very popular with a particular group of people
- a cult movie/book
- The singer has become a cult figure in America.
- The cartoon has achieved cult status.
- The TV series has a cult following among young people.
Extra Examples- The book achieved cult status as soon as it was published.
- The show has built up a cult following.
Word Originearly 17th cent. (originally denoting homage paid to a divinity): from French culte or Latin cultus ‘worship’, from cult- ‘inhabited, cultivated, worshipped’, from the verb colere.Want to learn more?
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