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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
Don’t miss this opportunity to snag a great price on those JW Pei and Bogg bags, both of which have cult followings and very rarely go on sale.
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Malia Griggs, Glamour, 9 July 2025
Madsen portrayed Jimmy Lennox, the traveling musician boyfriend of Sarandon’s Louise, in the 1991 cult classic.
—Brendan Le, People.com, 3 July 2025
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced Tuesday that her office has launched an investigation into Twin Flames Universe, a spiritual organization that’s been dubbed a cult by former members and was the subject of a scathing Netflix documentary.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 2 July 2025
Richard Donner directed and Spielberg produced the original 1985 cult classic, which was based on a Spielberg story.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
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Malia Griggs, Glamour, 9 July 2025
Madsen portrayed Jimmy Lennox, the traveling musician boyfriend of Sarandon’s Louise, in the 1991 cult classic.
—Brendan Le, People.com, 3 July 2025
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced Tuesday that her office has launched an investigation into Twin Flames Universe, a spiritual organization that’s been dubbed a cult by former members and was the subject of a scathing Netflix documentary.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 2 July 2025
Richard Donner directed and Spielberg produced the original 1985 cult classic, which was based on a Spielberg story.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cult
Noun
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Things change, and new audiences are there to be won.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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Olivia Munson is an audience editor at USA TODAY and Nicole Fallert is a newsletter writer for USA TODAY.—
Olivia Munson,
USA Today,
1 July 2025
Noun
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Kingsley said this is the million dollar question about religion.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
10 July 2025
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The Revolution set the stage for a new nation based not on ethnicity or geography or religion, but on striving for democratic principles.—
Time,
Time,
10 July 2025
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“Cult.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cult. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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