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There are many meanings for the word '''cult''':


A '''[[cult]]''' is a religious or social group with socially deviant or novel beliefs and practices.
* A religious group often existing on the margins of society; see [[new religious movement]].
* A group which appears religious but has a harmful agenda; see [[destructive cult]]
**Some of these cults have been known to participate in [[cult homicide]] and/or [[cult suicide]].
* A section of a religion; see [[cult (religion)]].
* Some religions in the South Pacific are refered to as [[cargo cult]]s.
* A [[cult of personality]] is sometimes used to refer to a leader's following.
* Something that has a following of devoted aficionados. See the following:
**[[cult figure]]
**[[cult film]]
**[[cult radio]]
**[[cult television]]


'''Cult''' or '''cults''' may also refer to:
There is also the British rock band [[The Cult]], and the psychedelic band [[Blue Öyster Cult]].
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==Geography==
* [[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==
"The Cult" is also the name of the official web site of the novelist [[Chuck Palahniuk]].
* [[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==
A suburb of the city of [[Aberdeen]], [[Scotland]] is called [[Cults]].
* [[Cult (film)|''Cult'' (film)]], a Japanese film
* [[Cult (TV channel)]], an Italian TV Channel
* [[The Cult (TV series)|''The Cult'' (TV series)]], a 2009 New Zealand television drama series
* [[Cult (TV 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==
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* [[The Cult (band)]], an English rock band
* [[Cult (Apocalyptica album)|''Cult'' (Apocalyptica album)]], a 2000 album by cello metal band Apocalyptica
* [[Cult (Bayside album)|''Cult'' (Bayside album)]], 2014
* [[Cults (band)]], a New York-based indie pop band
** [[Cults (album)|''Cults'' (album)]], their 2011 debut album

==Other uses==
* [[Cults (3D printing marketplace)]]
* [[Committee on Culture and Education]] (CULT), a committee of the European Parliament
* [[Cult (book)|''Cult'' (book)]], a management book by Arindam Chaudhuri
* ''[[Cults: Faith, Healing and Coercion]]'', a book by Marc Galanter

==See also==
* [[The Cult (disambiguation)]]
* [[Kult (disambiguation)]]
* [[Confraternities in Nigeria]], also known as "campus cults"
* [[: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

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Sociology and religion

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  • 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

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Music

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Other uses

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See also

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