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

There’s also a massive best seller (Min Jin Lee’s Pachinko), a cult classic that got adapted into an Oscar-winning movie (Percival Everett’s Erasure), and a middling historical novel (Julian Barnes’s The Noise of Time)—none of which has been banned. — Sophia Nguyen, The Atlantic, 18 July 2026

The 1922 short story was adapted into a cult genre movie in 1985, starring Jeffrey Combs and directed by Stuart Gordon. — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 17 July 2026

If that's not your thing, there are also a freaky-looking cult documentary and an underrated 2018 comedy to enjoy. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 17 July 2026

The Stick Klaveness’s speech in Doha made her something of a cult hero among human rights advocates. — Tom Kludt, Vanity Fair, 17 July 2026