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Cults

/kʌlts/

A group or sect of people with a deviant religious, philosophical or cultural identity, often existing on the margins of society or exploitative towards its members.

📖 Definitions of "Cults"

noun
  1. 1

    A group or sect of people with a deviant religious, philosophical or cultural identity, often existing on the margins of society or exploitative towards its members.

    "Oh my gosh, I'm in a repressive cult! How can I leave it?"

  2. 2

    Devotion to a saint.

  3. 3

    The veneration and religious rites given to a deity, esp. in a historical polytheistic context.

  4. 4

    A religion that evolved out of another religion but has become a different religion through developing a radically different theology.

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