Cult
/kʌlt/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Definition of Cult
noun
- 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?"
- Devotion to a saint.
- The veneration and religious rites given to a deity, esp. in a historical polytheistic context.
- A religion that evolved out of another religion but has become a different religion through developing a radically different theology.
- A group of people having an obsession with or intense admiration for a particular activity, idea, person or thing.
adjective
- True to the ideology of black metal or a stereotypical manifestation of that subculture.
"You gotta wear make-up at kvlt gigs or you'll be thrown out."