cult

cult
noun
  1. a system of religious veneration and devotion directed towards a particular figure or object
    膜拜；膜拜仪式
    the cult of St Olaf.
    对圣奥拉夫的膜拜。
    ■a relatively small group of people having religious beliefs or practices regarded by others as strange or sinister
    异教徒；邪教徒
    a network of Satan-worshipping cults.
    崇拜撒旦的邪教网。
    ■a misplaced or excessive admiration for a particular person or thing
    （对特定的人或物的）狂热崇拜；迷信
    the cult of the pursuit of money as an end in itself.
    为了追逐金钱本身而去盲目拜金。
    ■a person or thing that is popular or fashionable, especially among a particular section of society
    （尤指在特定社会团体中）被崇拜或迷信的对象；被狂热喜爱的对象
    the series has become a bit of a cult in the UK.
    该丛书在英国很受欢迎。
    [as modifier]a cult film.
    深受喜爱的电影。
派生
cultic
adjective
cultish
adjective
cultishness
noun
cultism
noun
cultist
noun
语源
  1. early 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
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