Defining Cults in Today's Society
Cult 'kult n [F & L; F culte, fr. L cultus care, adoration,- 1. Formal religious veneration : WORSHIP 2 : a system of religious belief and ritual; also : its body of adherents 4 : a system for the cure of disease based on dogma set forth by promulgator 5 a : great devotion to a person, idea, or thing,; esp :such devotion regarded as a literary or intellectual fad b : a usu. Small circle of persons united by devotion or allegiance to an artistic or intellectual movement or figure - cul-tic kel-tik adj - cult-ism kel-tiz-em n - cul-tist 'kel-test n
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When I first chose cults as the topic for my research essay, I was confident it would be a simple task of researching...well...cults.
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