cult

n. system of religious rituals; extreme religious sect

This article does not discuss "cult" in its original meaning of "religious practice;" for that usage see Cult (religious practice). See Cult (disambiguation) for more meanings of the term "cult." Cult roughly refers to a cohesive social group devoted to beliefs or practices that the surrounding culture considers outside the mainstream, with a notably positive or negative popular perception. In common or populist usage, "cult" has a positive connotation for groups of art, music, writing, fiction, and fashion devotees, but a negative connotation for new religious, extreme political, questionable therapeutic, and pyramidal business groups. For this reason, most, if not all, non-fan groups that are called cults reject this label.
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“CULT” redirects here. For other uses see cult (disambiguation). The Committee on Culture and Education (CULT) is a committee of the European Parliament.
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Noun
1. adherents of an exclusive system of religious beliefs and practices
(hypernym) religion, faith
(hyponym) cargo cult
(member-meronym) cultist
2. an interest followed with exaggerated zeal; "he always follows the latest fads"; "it was all the rage that season"
(synonym) fad, craze, furor, furore, rage
(hypernym) fashion
3. a system of religious beliefs and rituals; "devoted to the cultus of the Blessed Virgin"
(synonym) cultus, religious cult
(hypernym) religion, faith, religious belief
(hyponym) macumba

n. cult, system of religious rituals; extreme religious sect

(n .)
Attentive care; homage; worship.
  

(n .)
A system of religious belief and worship.