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cargo cult
noun
, (sometimes initial capital letters)
- any of various Indigenous religious groups of a millenarian and messianic character located in the southwestern Pacific Islands, holding that spirits will bring large cargoes of modern goods for distribution among its adherents.
cargo cult
noun
- a religious movement of the SW Pacific, characterized by expectation of the return of spirits in ships or aircraft carrying goods that will provide for the needs of the followers
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Other Words From
- cargo cultist noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cargo cult1
First recorded in 1945–50
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Example Sentences
To prove the fallacy of said cargo cult, Olson goes into the numbers.
From The Daily Beast
But here, in something like this, so handmade and one of a kind, I think it gives it a nice cargo-cult neoprimitive feel.
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