English

Etymology
From F. term|culte|langfr, L. term|cultus||care, adoration|langla, or term|colo|langla, term|colere|langla, term|colui|langla, term|cultum||to cultivate|langla.

Pronunciation
IPA|/k�lt/
:rhymes|�lt

Noun
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en-noun

1. A group or doctrine with religious, philosophical or cultural identity sometimes viewed as a sect, often existent on the margins of society.
2. devotion|Devotion to a saint.
3. A group that exploits members psychologically and/or financially, typically by making members comply with leadership's demands through certain types of psychological manipulation, popularly called mind control, and through the inculcation of deep-seated anxious dependency on the group and its leaders.

Derived terms
cargo cult
cultic
cultist

Translations
trans-top|a sect
German: t+|de|Sekte|f
Hebrew: t|he|�ת|f|trkat|scHebr
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Italian: t+|it|culto|m
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trans-top|devotion to a saint
Hebrew: t|he|פ����|m|trpulkhan|scHebr
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Italian: t+|it|culto|m
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trans-top|exploitative sect
Hebrew: t|he|�ת|f|trkat|scHebr
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trans-top|Translations to be categorised
Chinese: �� (chóng bài)
Finnish: t+|fi|kultti, t+|fi|lahko
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Norwegian: t+|no|kult
Maltese: kult
Spanish: t-|es|secta|f
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See also
sect

Adjective
en-adj|-

1. Of, or relating to a cult.
2. Enjoyed by a small, loyal group.

Usage notes
The term has a positive connotation for groups of art, music, writing, fiction, and fashion devotees, but a negative connotation for new religious, extreme political, questionable therapeutic, and pyramidal business groups.

Translations
trans-top|of, or relating to a cult
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trans-top|enjoyed by a small, loyal group
Finnish: t-|fi|kultti- i|prefix in a compound
German: t|de|Kult
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