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cult

/kuhlt/US // kʌlt //UK // (kʌlt) //

崇拜,邪教,崇拜者,邪教组织

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a particular system of religious worship, especially with reference to its rites and ceremonies.
    • : an instance of great veneration of a person, ideal, or thing, especially as manifested by a body of admirers: the physical fitness cult.
    • : the object of such devotion.
    • : a group or sect bound together by veneration of the same thing, person, ideal, etc.
    • : Sociology. a group having a sacred ideology and a set of rites centering around their sacred symbols.
    • : a religion or sect considered to be false, unorthodox, or extremist, with members often living outside of conventional society under the direction of a charismatic leader.
    • : the members of such a religion or sect.
    • : any system for treating human sickness that originated by a person usually claiming to have sole insight into the nature of disease, and that employs methods regarded as unorthodox or unscientific.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : of or relating to a cult.
    • : of, for, or attracting a small group of devotees: a cult movie.

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Examples

  • McDonald’s is also bringing back the cult favorite, the McRib, nationwide for the first time in eight years.

  • Earlier this summer, audio startup Clubhouse raised eyebrows when it banked a $100 million early valuation, and just a few months ago, Roam, a note-taking app with a cult following raised a seed round on $200 million.

  • Those units have sold for heavily inflated prices on eBay as the hard-to-access demo has achieved cult classic status among horror game fans.

  • Once FDR won, the cult of Eleanor was as wide as the Mississippi River.

  • Plus, Tyson is replacing federal inspectors with its own employees, and more news to start your dayMcDonald’s McRib sandwich has evolved into a cult obsession ever since its launch in 1981.

  • In the last year, her fusion exercise class has attracted a cult following and become de rigueur among the celebrity set.

  • Malone first met Anderson by chance over a decade ago following the release of the cult hit Donnie Darko.

  • The Cult of Pappy van Winkle By Elton Felton There are lines around the block and long waiting lists.

  • The cult of corporatism allows us to reimagine the corporation as our ultimate access point to the infinitude of possibility.

  • The film was critically panned upon its release, but has since gained a cult following.

  • In a series of lightning raids Port Adelaide police have arrested six teenagers who they claim are members of a sex cult.

  • Vice Squad detectives say the cult indulged in sex and drug parties.

  • They are children raised by a secret cult on my own world, trained into strange practices.

  • Surely the doctrines of Christianity would stand like a barricade against this monstrous cult.

  • Since the day when they had first received her, the Brodricks had established a regular cult of Jane Holland.