Synonyms of cult

cult

noun

ˈkəlt 

1

as in audience

a group of people showing intense devotion to a cause, person, or work (as a film)

long after it had gone off the air, the TV series continued to have a huge cult

Synonyms & Similar Words

• audience
• following
• followership
• discipleship
• fandom

2

as in religion

a body of beliefs and practices regarding the supernatural and the worship of one or more deities

an ancient cult that centered on the worship of the earth as the source of all life

Synonyms & Similar Words

• religion
• sect
• persuasion
• creed
• faith
• denomination
• church
• theology
• credo
• doctrine
• communion
• dogma
• paganism
• monotheism
• pantheism
• theism
• polytheism
• heathenism
• deism

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• agnosticism
• atheism
• secularism
• unbelief
• know-nothingism
• godlessness
• nonbelief

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cult

Easy Easy was already a cult shoegaze band in Guatemala before Sofía Insua stepped in to fill the massive shoes of their previous singer, Jesse Baez. — Richard Villegas, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2026

Jones himself is a cult figure, with a vast fanbase that many designers would envy. — Kati Chitrakorn, Vogue, 12 Oct. 2026

Alas, Bee’s plans for Cole include a human sacrifice and a Satanic cult. — Sara Netzley, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Oct. 2026

Patricia Krenwinkel, a former follower of cult leader Charles Manson convicted in the 1969 Tate-LaBianca murders, has been recommended for parole after spending more than 55 years behind bars. — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026