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

Yankovic revisits the cult classic with a screening set to a live-soundtrack performance. — Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026

In 2018's Apostle, a man arrives on a remote Welsh island occupied by a mysterious cult. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 30 Oct. 2026

Curling is on basically every day during the Winter Games and tends to generate a cult following every four years. — Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 29 Oct. 2026

At The Key, on the approach to Te Anau, Davaar sells knitwear (that has a cult following) made from wool grown on the family’s working sheep station, Davaar Station. — Chloe Sachdev, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Oct. 2026