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1. Followers of an exclusive system of religious beliefs and practices
    
2. An interest followed with exaggerated zeal
   "he always follows the latest cults"
   - fad, craze, furor [N. Amer], furore, rage
    
3. Followers of an unorthodox, extremist, or false religion or sect who often live outside of conventional society under the direction of a charismatic leader
    
4. A religion or sect that is generally considered to be unorthodox, extremist, or false
   "it was a satanic cult"
    
5. A system of religious beliefs and rituals
   "devoted to the cult of the Blessed Virgin"; "devoted to the religious cult of the Blessed Virgin"
   - cultus, religious cult

Derived forms: cults

See also: cultist

Type of: belief, faith, fashion, organised religion [Brit], organized religion, religion, religious belief

Encyclopedia: Cult Cult, Disparity of Cult, Haute-Saône