Definition: 1. Adherents of an exclusive system of religious beliefs and practices. 2. An interest followed with exaggerated zeal. 3. A system of religious beliefs and rituals.
Use 'cult' in a sentence:
1. In his youth he had been sucked into a hippy cult.
2. Sandman's experimentation has made him something of a cult figure on the local music scene.
3. Anybody interested in pop culture at all should buy 'Pure Cult'.
4. Her books aren't bestsellers, but they have a certain cult following.
5. This is a true cult classic.
6. But for the Victorians this sort of cult of mourning developed.
7. Known as manga, Japanese comic art has grown into a cult here.
8. So must this cult he got involved with.
9. What are the practical results of this modern cult of beauty?
10. The modern cult of beauty puts enormous pressure on young women.
11. The cult of lecturing dully, like the cult of writing dully, goes back, of course, some years.
12. The cult of the social kitchen has its limits, however.
13. The Revolution Cult in China over the Century.
14. There is even talk of the "cult of the bond".
15. As cult organizations, there must be an effective internal organization and system.
16. The pagan cult, Kaufman claims, is a system of rites.
17. We should take a correct view on popular cults that have positive values.
18. Before it closed in 1977, the school had been a popular setting for murder mysteries and thrillers, including the cult 1960s TV show The Avengers.
19. A remake of the cult classic.
20. The Osaka-based group is popular home in Japan and has developed a cult following in the United States.
21. His music has become something of a cult.
22. Ludlam was responsible for making Ridiculous Theatre something of a cult.
23. In one now-standard text, Faragher demonstrated the persistence of the "cult of true womanhood" and the illusionary quality of change on the westward journey.
24. What are we to make of the incredible similarity of Israel's deity and cult to those of her neighbors?
25. Federico Macheda instantly became a cult hero at Old Trafford.
26. Religious cults and priesthoods are sectarian by nature.
27. It gained something of a cult after it was widely circulated on the Internet.
28. Since her death, she has become a cult figure.
29. The Cross of Belief in Information Age ── The Philosophical Analysis of Information Cult.
30. Because ever since then Jews have not had a sacrificial cult.
31. The bra has gone from being a fashion classic to a fashion cult.
32. The cult leader saw himself as a Messianic figure.
33. The cult of Isis was carried from Egypt into Greece and Rome.
34. Sandman is a cult figure on the local music scene.
35. She inducts Nina into the cult.
36. Oppose Cult on Campus: New Battleground of Ideological and Political Education.
37. Violence has become a cult among some young men.
38. The Reason of Existing and Present Condition of American Cult.
39. Mr Ma has been a cult figure in China for years.
40. James Hawes's books have achieved cult status, and his first film boasts major-league stars.
41. But the cult of the authentic and the personal, "doing our own thing", has spelt the death of formal speech, writing, poetry and music.
42. The film is destined to become a cult classic.
43. The singer has become a cult figure in America.
44. The cult leader saw himself as a messianic figure.
45. An extraordinary personality cult had been created around the leader.
46. Meanwhile the personality cult around this campaigner grew.
47. The cartoon has achieved cult status.
48. I am a charter member of the cult of the founder.
49. Their son ran away from home and joined a cult.
50. Society is entitled and bound to protect itself against a cult of violence.
51. The TV series has a cult following among young people.
52. The teenager may have been abducted by a religious cult.
