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
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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
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Recent Examples of cult
Taking a page from HBO’s cult 1996 comedy-drama Arliss, the American adaptation is tweaking the premise, moving the setting to the sports representation world.
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2025
The film was released a year later and quickly gathered a cult following.
—Bear McCreary, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2025
Both movies grew a cult following over the years.
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
He’s shown to have spent some time living in the utopian Oneida Community, an early free-love experiment remembered now as a cult, where he was rejected.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2025
The film was released a year later and quickly gathered a cult following.
—Bear McCreary, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2025
Both movies grew a cult following over the years.
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
He’s shown to have spent some time living in the utopian Oneida Community, an early free-love experiment remembered now as a cult, where he was rejected.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cult
Noun
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Screenings have evolved into must-see live events featuring props, merchandise, and the occasional person in an animal suit chasing fans through the aisles and audiences across continents.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
11 Nov. 2025
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During Went’s fellowship at Playwrights Realm between 2018-2019, Went expanded that script into what eventually became the five-hour final product — a big swing to take in the theatrical world as attention spans have notoriously decreased among audiences.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
11 Nov. 2025
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That’s kind of the family religion, knowing that the body releases the soul and the spirit energy, and, beyond that, the spirit energy survives.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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For many of Modi’s supporters, Mamdani’s rhetoric is seen as a malicious attack on the country’s majority religion.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Cult.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cult. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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