cult
n. 膜拜, 礼拜式, 祭仪, 一群信徒 [医] 迷信, 巫术
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教材释义与例句
祭仪(尤其指宗教上的);礼拜;狂热信徒
释义与例句
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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
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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
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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.
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Of or relating to a cult.
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Enjoyed by a small, loyal group.
a cult horror movie
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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”).
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