Synonyms for cult
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1. cultnoun

   followers of an exclusive system of religious beliefs and practices

   Synonyms:
   furore, fad, rage, cultus, furor, religious cult, craze

2. fad, craze, furor, furore, cult, ragenoun

   an interest followed with exaggerated zeal

   "he always follows the latest fads"; "it was all the rage that season"

   Synonyms:
   fury, frenzy, rage, furore, madness, craze, fad, delirium, passion, hysteria, religious cult, furor, cultus

3. cultnoun

   followers of an unorthodox, extremist, or false religion or sect who often live outside of conventional society under the direction of a charismatic leader

   Synonyms:
   furore, fad, rage, cultus, furor, religious cult, craze

4. cultnoun

   a religion or sect that is generally considered to be unorthodox, extremist, or false

   "it was a satanic cult"

   Synonyms:
   furore, fad, rage, cultus, furor, religious cult, craze

5. cult, cultus, religious cultnoun

   a system of religious beliefs and rituals

   "devoted to the cultus of the Blessed Virgin"

   Synonyms:
   cultus, rage, furore, craze, fad, religious cult, furor

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1. • Fashion
   • Religion

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1. cultnoun

   Synonyms:
   homage, worship

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1. List of paraphrases for "cult":

   cults, worship, anti-cult, sect, heresy, heretic, sectarian, religion

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1. Sergey Mikheyev:

   This person was under the strong influence of Western subculture, western subculture builds its matrix on the cult of violence. The one who has a weapon in his hands is right. This is a purely American approach to the matter.

2. Paul Chambers:

   The Thai king's image is ubiquitous, that is also true of leaders in Brunei and North Korea. Perhaps Thailand differs from those cases because the cult of personality leader in those countries rules directly.

3. David Pilgrim:

   It is fruitless to argue about religion with someone in a cult—the same is true with politics.

4. Curtis Houck:

   If we've learned anything over the past week, it's that CNN is not only a cult, but a cult of maniacal proportions, initially, one could argue the accolades for Zucker were a combination of fear about what he can still do to peopleand true hero worship, but it quickly became evident that it was entirelythe latter.

5. Keith Raniere:

   This trial has revealed that Keith Raniere, who portrayed Keith Raniere as a savant and a genius, was in fact a massive manipulator, a con man, and the crime boss of a cult-like organization involved in sex trafficking, child pornography, extortion, compelled abortions, branding, degradation and humiliation.