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There are many meanings for the word '''cult''': |
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A '''[[cult]]''' is a religious or social group with socially deviant or novel beliefs and practices. |
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* A religious group often existing on the margins of society; see [[new religious movement]]. |
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* A group which appears religious but has a harmful agenda; see [[destructive cult]] |
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**Some of these cults have been known to participate in [[cult homicide]] and/or [[cult suicide]]. |
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* A section of a religion; see [[cult (religion)]]. |
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* Some religions in the South Pacific are refered to as [[cargo cult]]s. |
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* A [[cult of personality]] is sometimes used to refer to a leader's following. |
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* Something that has a following of devoted aficionados. See the following: |
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**[[cult figure]] |
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**[[cult film]] |
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**[[cult radio]] |
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'''Cult''' or '''cults''' may also refer to: |
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There is also the British rock band [[The Cult]], and the psychedelic band [[Blue Öyster Cult]]. |
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==Geography== |
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* [[Cult, Haute-Saône]], France |
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* [[Cults, Aberdeen]], a suburb of Aberdeen, Scotland |
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* [[Cults Academy]], a school in Cults, Aberdeenshire |
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* [[Cults railway station]], a former station near Aberdeen |
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* [[Cults, Fife]], a parish in the Fife area, Scotland |
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==Sociology and religion== |
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"The Cult" is also the name of the official web site of the novelist [[Chuck Palahniuk]]. |
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* [[Cult (religious practice)]], literally the "care" owed to God or gods and to temples, shrines, or churches |
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* [[New religious movement]], cult in a common modern sense |
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* [[Cult following]], a group of fans who are highly dedicated to a specific work of culture |
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* [[Cargo cult]], a religious practice ritually mimicking another culture, popular in Melanesia in the late 1900s |
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* [[Cult of personality]], when an individual uses mass media, propaganda, or other methods, to create an idealized, heroic, and at times, worshipful image |
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* [[Imperial cult]], a form of state religion in which a ruler is worshipped as a demigod or deity |
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** [[Roman imperial cult]], identified emperors and some members of their families with the divinely sanctioned authority of the Roman State |
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* [[Greek hero cult]], one of the most distinctive features of ancient Greek religion |
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A suburb of the city of [[Aberdeen]], [[Scotland]] is called [[Cults]]. |
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* [[Cult (film)|''Cult'' (film)]], a Japanese film |
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* [[Cult (TV channel)]], an Italian TV Channel |
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* [[The Cult (TV series)|''The Cult'' (TV series)]], a 2009 New Zealand television drama series |
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* [[Cult (TV series)|''Cult'' (TV series)]], a 2013 U.S. television series |
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* ''[[American Horror Story: Cult]]'', the seventh season of the FX horror anthology series ''American Horror Story'' |
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==Music== |
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* [[The Cult (band)]], an English rock band |
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* [[Cult (Apocalyptica album)|''Cult'' (Apocalyptica album)]], a 2000 album by cello metal band Apocalyptica |
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* [[Cult (Bayside album)|''Cult'' (Bayside album)]], 2014 |
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* [[Cults (band)]], a New York-based indie pop band |
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** [[Cults (album)|''Cults'' (album)]], their 2011 debut album |
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==Other uses== |
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* [[Cults (3D printing marketplace)]] |
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* [[Committee on Culture and Education]] (CULT), a committee of the European Parliament |
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* [[Cult (book)|''Cult'' (book)]], a management book by Arindam Chaudhuri |
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* ''[[Cults: Faith, Healing and Coercion]]'', a book by Marc Galanter |
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==See also== |
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* [[The Cult (disambiguation)]] |
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* [[Confraternities in Nigeria]], also known as "campus cults" |
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* [[:Category:Cults]] |
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Latest revision as of 22:29, 14 November 2024
A cult is a religious or social group with socially deviant or novel beliefs and practices.
Cult or cults may also refer to:
Geography
[edit]- Cult, Haute-Saône, France
- Cults, Aberdeen, a suburb of Aberdeen, Scotland
- Cults Academy, a school in Cults, Aberdeenshire
- Cults railway station, a former station near Aberdeen
- Cults, Fife, a parish in the Fife area, Scotland
Sociology and religion
[edit]- Cult (religious practice), literally the "care" owed to God or gods and to temples, shrines, or churches
- New religious movement, cult in a common modern sense
- Cult following, a group of fans who are highly dedicated to a specific work of culture
- Cargo cult, a religious practice ritually mimicking another culture, popular in Melanesia in the late 1900s
- Cult of personality, when an individual uses mass media, propaganda, or other methods, to create an idealized, heroic, and at times, worshipful image
- Imperial cult, a form of state religion in which a ruler is worshipped as a demigod or deity
- Roman imperial cult, identified emperors and some members of their families with the divinely sanctioned authority of the Roman State
- Greek hero cult, one of the most distinctive features of ancient Greek religion
Film and television
[edit]- Cult (film), a Japanese film
- Cult (TV channel), an Italian TV Channel
- The Cult (TV series), a 2009 New Zealand television drama series
- Cult (TV series), a 2013 U.S. television series
- American Horror Story: Cult, the seventh season of the FX horror anthology series American Horror Story
Music
[edit]- The Cult (band), an English rock band
- Cult (Apocalyptica album), a 2000 album by cello metal band Apocalyptica
- Cult (Bayside album), 2014
- Cults (band), a New York-based indie pop band
- Cults (album), their 2011 debut album
Other uses
[edit]- Cults (3D printing marketplace)
- Committee on Culture and Education (CULT), a committee of the European Parliament
- Cult (book), a management book by Arindam Chaudhuri
- Cults: Faith, Healing and Coercion, a book by Marc Galanter
See also
[edit]- The Cult (disambiguation)
- Kult (disambiguation)
- Confraternities in Nigeria, also known as "campus cults"
- Category:Cults