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Recent Examples of cultist
Watch Krampus on Peacock The Lodge A happy holiday turns cold when two children are snowed in during Christmas at a remote winter cabin with their soon-to-be stepmother (Riley Keough), whose visions of her cultist past trigger terrifying behavior for the trio in this 2019 horror thriller.
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Lydia Price, PEOPLE, 23 Dec. 2025
Peeking through shattered windows and cracks in the walls, Katja witnesses cultists driving metal spikes into their flesh and hanging themselves from hooks like the Cenobites from Hellraiser in an attempt to drive away the allure of sleep with unadulterated pain.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 3 Dec. 2025
The PayPal cofounder then turns South Park into a surveillance state, commandeering all the students' data to compile a list of cultists.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Oct. 2025
His obsession with the numbers results in Thiel turning South Park into a surveillance state and commandeering all the students’ data to compile a list of cultists.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2025
Apparently hard for the average social media cultists to understand.
—Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Now, 50 years after their breakup, the Raspberries still count as scrappy underdogs, at least in the eyes of the cultists who keep the band’s legend alive.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 13 Oct. 2025
Documentaries like The Vow and Escaping Twin Flames expose the cults among us, and fictional accounts like The Girls and The Last Housewife dive deep into the cultist’s psyche.
—Literary Hub, 20 May 2025
Lydia Price, PEOPLE, 23 Dec. 2025
Peeking through shattered windows and cracks in the walls, Katja witnesses cultists driving metal spikes into their flesh and hanging themselves from hooks like the Cenobites from Hellraiser in an attempt to drive away the allure of sleep with unadulterated pain.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 3 Dec. 2025
The PayPal cofounder then turns South Park into a surveillance state, commandeering all the students' data to compile a list of cultists.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Oct. 2025
His obsession with the numbers results in Thiel turning South Park into a surveillance state and commandeering all the students’ data to compile a list of cultists.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2025
Apparently hard for the average social media cultists to understand.
—Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Now, 50 years after their breakup, the Raspberries still count as scrappy underdogs, at least in the eyes of the cultists who keep the band’s legend alive.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 13 Oct. 2025
Documentaries like The Vow and Escaping Twin Flames expose the cults among us, and fictional accounts like The Girls and The Last Housewife dive deep into the cultist’s psyche.
—Literary Hub, 20 May 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cultist
Noun
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There is no denying that Friend was a religious zealot who had some very extreme ideas (which will be explored in this book).—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Jan. 2026
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In rip-roaring zombie sequel, Sir Jimmy Crystal leads a gang of murderous zealots known as the Jimmies.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
21 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Zig-zagging from a tactical fundamentalist in Amorim to the ultimate pragmatist in the former England boss makes a degree of sense for a club desperate to find stability and show progress.—
Peter South,
New York Times,
5 Jan. 2026
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And speaking of God, Heather has been teasing a spooky urban legend all episode about a Mormon fundamentalist who, rumor has it, disappeared into the valley to basically hunt good-time girls.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Cultist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cultist. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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