noun Download 🔗Share A group or sect of people with a deviant religious, philosophical or cultural identity, often existing on the margins of society or exploitative towards its members. Examples : "The news reported that several families were worried their children had joined dangerous cults promising enlightenment but demanding all their money. " religion culture society philosophy group organization Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Devotion to a saint. Examples : "In some Christian traditions, there are local cults focusing on specific saints believed to offer protection to their community. " religion theology doctrine Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The veneration and religious rites given to a deity, esp. in a historical polytheistic context. Examples : "Archaeologists studying ancient Rome uncovered evidence of various cults dedicated to different gods and goddesses, each with its own temples and rituals. " religion theology mythology culture group history philosophy ritual Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A religion that evolved out of another religion but has become a different religion through developing a radically different theology. Examples : "Some sociologists argue that certain isolated splinter groups, which were once part of mainstream Christianity but now preach radically different doctrines about Jesus's divinity, should be classified as cults. " religion theology culture group Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A group of people having an obsession with or intense admiration for a particular activity, idea, person or thing. Examples : "Some people think that groups obsessed with a celebrity can resemble cults due to their intense devotion. " group religion society philosophy culture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading