cult

名词 cult:

1. adherents of an exclusive system of religious beliefs and practices
2. an interest followed with exaggerated zeal
   同义词：fad, craze, furor, furore, rage
3. a system of religious beliefs and rituals
   同义词：cultus, religious cult

1. A cult, especially a religious one.
   宗教崇拜崇拜，尤指宗教上的崇拜
2. One who prepares candidates for initiation into a mystery cult.
   引人入秘教者为加入神秘教会的教徒准备候选人的人
3. His music has become something of a cult.
   他的音乐已经成为一种时尚。
4. Her books aren't bestsellers, but they have a certain cult following.
   她的书算不上畅销书，但有一定的崇拜者。

cult

n.（名词）

A religion or religious sect generally considered to be extremist or false, with its followers often living in an unconventional manner under the guidance of an authoritarian, charismatic leader.
异教，邪教：一般被视为走极端或伪造的宗教或宗教派别，其追随者们通常在一个独裁的、极有性格魅力的领袖领导下过着不循惯例的生活
The followers of such a religion or sect.
异教徒：该种宗教或宗教派别的追随者
A system or community of religious worship and ritual.
宗教崇拜：宗教崇拜和崇拜仪式的体系或团体
The formal means of expressing religious reverence; religious ceremony and ritual.
宗教仪式：表达宗教信仰的正式用法；宗教典礼和仪式
A usually nonscientific method or regimen claimed by its originator to have exclusive or exceptional power in curing a particular disease.
拜神驱病法：通常为一种非科学的方法或疗法，其创始人宣称该法对治愈某一特殊疾病具有唯一的或独特的疗效

Obsessive, especially faddish, devotion to or veneration for a person, principle, or thing.
狂热崇拜：对某一人、原则或事物的过分的，尤指趋附时尚的奉献或敬奉
The object of such devotion.
崇拜物：向该种对象奉献
An exclusive group of persons sharing an esoteric, usually artistic or intellectual interest.
团体：共享某一秘密的，通常在艺术或知识兴趣方面的排他性团体
n.attributive.（定语名词）
Often used to modify another noun:
崇拜，风靡一时：常用于修饰另一个名词：
例句：
a cult figure; cult films.
崇拜偶像；风靡一时的电影

来源：
Latin cultus [worship] [from past participle of] colere [to cultivate] * see k wel-
拉丁语 cultus [崇拜] [] 源自colere的过去分词 [培养] *参见 k wel-

【引伸】
cul.tic 或
cult.ish
adj.（形容词）
cult.ism
n.（名词）
cult.ist
n.（名词）