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# cult

«cult» in Mova's school dictionary: **A small religious group with unusual beliefs, often…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a cult, cults); adjective (cult)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A small religious group with unusual beliefs, often controlled by one strong leader; often used as a negative word. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cult/#m1)

2) Great admiration for a person, thing or idea that is very popular with a group (a cult of fitness). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cult/#m2)

3) (adjective) Loved by a small group of fans (a cult film). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cult/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life: «cult classic» films or shows with devoted fans. In safety: dangerous cults trick people and cut them off from family; be careful of groups that demand secrecy. In history: ancient cults worshipped gods.

### examples

- The film became a cult classic. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cult/#x1)
- The band has a cult following. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cult/#x2)
- The cult leader made his followers give him their money. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cult/#x3)
- Ancient Romans had many cults for different gods. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cult/#x4)
- That show is a cult favourite in Australia. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cult/#x5)
- Be wary of any group that tells you to keep secrets from family. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cult/#x6)

### note

Not the same as «culture». As an adjective (cult film) it is positive; as a noun about a group it is usually negative.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «cult» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cult/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.