tɪz noun
the practices and devotions of a cult.
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cult (kʌlt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a specific system of religious worship, esp with reference to its rites and deity |
| 2. | a sect devoted to such a system |
| 3. | a quasi-religious organization using devious psychological techniques to gain and control adherents |
| 4. | sociol a group having an exclusive ideology and ritual practices centred on sacred symbols, esp one characterized by lack of organizational structure |
| 5. | intense interest in and devotion to a person, idea, or activity: the cult of yoga |
| 6. | the person, idea, etc, arousing such devotion |
| 7. | a. something regarded as fashionable or significant by a particular group |
| b. (as modifier): a cult show | |
| 8. | (modifier) of, relating to, or characteristic of a cult or cults: a cult figure |
| [C17: from Latin cultus cultivation, refinement, from colere to till] | |
| 'cultism | |
| —n | |
| 'cultist | |
| —n | |
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