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

Or at least had an active Tumblr account in the 2010s — where Durham’s intimate behind-the-scenes photographs of Coppola’s third feature film had fostered a cult audience. — Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026

Written by Joe Eszterhas, the writer behind Basic Instinct and Sliver, Showgirls was a flop when it was released, although the movie costarring Gina Gershon and Kyle MacLachlan has become a cult classic over the decades. — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Sep. 2026

The prolific Polish broke out with his low-budget cult hit, Twin Falls Idaho, and has since helmed an array of indie features ranging from a Kerouac adaptation (Big Sur) to a sci-fi spoof (Hot Bot) to an old-school Western (Terror on the Prairie). — Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2026

Earlier this month, my colleague Christian Zilko brought that feeling flooding back for me with his oral history of the cult platform. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 25 Sep. 2026