Meaning of CULT
| Pronunciation: | | kult
|
 WordNet Dictionary |
| |
| | Definition: | |
- [n] an interest followed with exaggerated zeal; "he always follows the latest fads"; "it was all the rage that season"
- [n] a system of religious beliefs and rituals
- [n] adherents of an exclusive system of religious beliefs and practices
|
| |
| | Sponsored Links: | |
|
| |
| | Synonyms: | | craze, fad, furor, furore, rage, religious cult |
| |
| | See Also: | | cultist, faith, faith, fashion, hoodooism, macumba, obeah, obi, Rastafarianism, religion, religion, religious belief, vodoun, voodoo, voodooism | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
| |
| | Definition: | | \Cult\ (k?lt) n .[F. culte, L. cultus care, culture, fr.
colere to cultivate. Cf. {Cultus}.]
1. Attentive care; homage; worship.
Every one is convinced of the reality of a better
self, and of. thecult or homage which is due to it.
--Shaftesbury.
2. A system of religious belief and worship.
That which was the religion of Moses is the
ceremonial or cult of the religion of Christ.
--Coleridge.
|
| |
| Dream Dictionary |
| |
| | Definition: | | Dreaming that you are in a cult, suggests that you are in some destructive and/or manipulative relationship. You are being exploited. On a more positive note, you have the desire to strive for a better Self. It implies devotion and sense of community.
Seeing a cult in your dream indicates that you are lacking any spiritual freedom.
Dreaming that you are a leader of a cult means your authoritarian attitude. No one should question your motives or choices. |
| |
| Thesaurus Terms |
| |
| | Related Terms: | | adoration, articles of religion, catechism, celebration, ceremonialism, church, communion, connection, co-worship, credenda, credo, creed, cultism, cultus, denomination, devotion, doctrinal statement, dulia, faith, formalism, formulated belief, gospel, homage, hyperdulia, ideology, idolatry, ism, latria, liturgics, liturgiology, liturgism, mystique, persuasion, political faith, political philosophy, prostration, religion, reverence, ritualism, rituality, ritualization, Sabbatarianism, sabbatism, sacramentalism, sacramentarianism, school, sect, solemn observance, solemnization, symbolics, symbolism, system of belief, transcendent wonder, veneration, Weltanschauung, world view, worship, worshiping |
| |
|
|
|