cult

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n. 膜拜, 礼拜式, 祭仪, 一群信徒 [医] 迷信, 巫术

发音

其它 /kʌlt/

词形变化

cults 复数 cults

教材释义与例句

名词

祭仪(尤其指宗教上的);礼拜;狂热信徒

释义与例句

n. C1 Oxf 5000
  1. 1.

    The veneration, devotion, and religious rites given to a deity (especially in a historical polytheistic context), or (in a Christian context) to a saint; a subset of worship.

    崇拜

    宗教

    imperial cult

    the cult of Mary

  2. 2.

    A group of people having an obsession with or intense admiration for a particular activity, idea, person or thing.

    非正式

    the heavy metal cult

    the cult of basketball

    the guitarist's cult of loyal fans

    the cult of celebrity

  3. 3.

    A group, sect or movement following an unorthodox religious or philosophical system of beliefs, especially one in which members remove and exclude themselves from greater society, including family members not part of the cult, and show extreme devotion to a charismatic leader.

    邪教

    异教

    贬义

    Two former cult members explain the difficulties they had extricating themselves from it.

adj. C1 Oxf 5000
  1. 1.

    Of or relating to a cult.

  2. 2.

    Enjoyed by a small, loyal group.

    a cult horror movie

  3. 3.

    Alternative form of kvlt.

    音乐

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词源

Derived from French culte, from Latin cultus (“care, adoration; cult”), from colō (“cultivate; protect”).

来源:wiktionary