Cult (disambiguation)

Cult (disambiguation)

A cult references a group whose beliefs or practices are considered strange.

Cult may also refer to:

  • Cult (religious practice), the original usage, referring to the totality of external religious practice and observance, the neglect of which is the definition of impiety

Cult also commonly refers to highly devoted groups, as in:

  • Cult of personality, a political leader and his following, voluntary or otherwise
  • Destructive cult, a group which exploits and destroys its members or even non-members
  • Suicide cult, a group which practices mass self-destruction
  • Political cult, a political group which shows cult-like features
  • Cult following, a term used to refer to a group of fans who are highly dedicated to a specific area of pop culture.

Cult may also refer to:

Places:

See also


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