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

The film has become a cult classic in the years since its release. — Joe Otterson, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026

Jay Baruchel plays the stuntman, in his third collaboration with Dowse — a friend of 20+ years — following the cult hockey comedy Goon and FXX comedy Man Seeking Woman. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 11 Sep. 2026

Now, in the new sequel, the pair return to the same rambling Victorian house whose witchy aesthetic has taken on a cult following of its own. — Livia Caligor, Architectural Digest, 10 Sep. 2026

Fans of the cult classic film Practical Magic may recognize some version of this cocktail. — Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Sep. 2026