 |
| Date: | 1600-1700 |
| Language: | French |
| Origin: | culte, from Latin cultus 'care, worship', from colere; CULTIVATE |
1 [countable]RR an extreme religious group that is not part of an established religion
2 [countable] a fashionable belief, idea, or attitude that influences people's lives
3 [singular] a group of people who are very interested in a particular thing : 
O'Brien has a cult of devoted readers.
O'Brien has a cult of devoted readers.4 [uncountable and countable] formalRR a system of religious beliefs and practices
➔ personality cultWORD FOCUS: religion WORD FOCUS: religion
faith one of the world's main religions, for example Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, or Christianity
church a Christian religious group, for example the Catholic Church
sect a religious group that is part of a larger religious group but has slightly different beliefs, for example a Buddhist sect
cult an extreme religious group that is not part of an established religion
faith community a group of people living in the same area, who have a particular religion
secular not relating to religion or any religious groupreligion
➔ See also religion
WORD FOCUS: religion faith one of the world's main religions, for example Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, or Christianity
church a Christian religious group, for example the Catholic Church
sect a religious group that is part of a larger religious group but has slightly different beliefs, for example a Buddhist sect
cult an extreme religious group that is not part of an established religion
faith community a group of people living in the same area, who have a particular religion
secular not relating to religion or any religious groupreligion
➔ See also religion
