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A cult is a religious or social group with socially deviant or novel beliefs and practices.

Cult or cults may also refer to:

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

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

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

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

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

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-A '''[[cult]]''' references a group whose beliefs or practices are considered strange by society.
+A '''[[cult]]''' is a religious or social group with socially deviant or novel beliefs and practices.
-'''Cult''' may also refer to:
-*[[Cult (religious practice)]], the original usage, referring to the totality of external religious practice and observance, the neglect of which is the definition of impiety
-*a [[new religious movement]]: This is ''cult'' in a common modern sense
-'''Cult''' also commonly refers to highly devoted groups, as in:
+'''Cult''' or '''cults''' may also refer to:
+{{TOC right}}
-*[[Cult following]],  a term used to refer to a group of fans who are highly dedicated to a specific area of pop culture
+==Geography==
-*[[Cargo cult]], a religious practice ritually mimicking a more advanced culture
+* [[Cult, Haute-Saône]], France
-*[[Cult of personality]], a political leader and his following, voluntary or otherwise
+* [[Cults, Aberdeen]], a suburb of Aberdeen, Scotland
-*[[Imperial cult]]
+* [[Cults Academy]], a school in Cults, Aberdeenshire
-*[[Imperial cult (ancient Rome)]]
+* [[Cults railway station]], a former station near Aberdeen
-*[[Greek hero cult]]
+* [[Cults, Fife]], a parish in the Fife area, Scotland
+==Sociology and religion==
-'''Cult''' may also refer to:
-*[[Cult (Slayer)|"Cult" (Slayer)]], a single from the 2006 ''Eternal Pyre'' EP by the thrash metal band Slayer
+* [[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 (album)|''Cult'' (album)]], an album by cello metal band Apocalyptica
+* [[Cult following]], a group of fans who are highly dedicated to a specific work of culture
-*[[Cult (Bayside album)|''Cult'' (Bayside album)]]
+* [[Cargo cult]], a religious practice ritually mimicking another culture, popular in Melanesia in the late 1900s
-*[[Cult (TV channel)]], an Italian TV Channel
+* [[Cult of personality]], when an individual uses mass media, propaganda, or other methods, to create an idealized, heroic, and at times, worshipful image
-*[[The Cult]], a British rock band
+* [[Imperial cult]], a form of state religion in which a ruler is worshipped as a demigod or deity
-*[[The Cult (TV series)|''The Cult'' (TV series)]], a 2009 New Zealand television drama series
+** [[Roman imperial cult]], identified emperors and some members of their families with the divinely sanctioned authority of the Roman State
-*[[Cult (TV series)|''Cult'' (TV series)]], a 2013 U.S. television series
+* [[Greek hero cult]], one of the most distinctive features of ancient Greek religion
-*The [[Committee on Culture and Education]] (CULT), a committee of the European Parliament
-*some [[Confraternities in Nigeria]] are also known as "campus cults"
-*[[Blue Öyster Cult]], an American rock band
-*[[Cult (film)|''Cult'' (film)]], a Japanese film
-*[[Cult (book)]], a management book by Arindam Chaudhuri
+==Film and television==
-;Places
-*[[Cult, Haute-Saône]], France
+* [[Cult (film)|''Cult'' (film)]], a Japanese film
+* [[Cult (TV channel)]], an Italian TV Channel
-*[[Cults, Aberdeen]], a suburb of Aberdeen, Scotland
+* [[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==
+* [[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==
-*[[Cults (disambiguation)]]
+* [[The Cult (disambiguation)]]
+* [[Kult (disambiguation)]]
-*[[:Category:Cults]]
+* [[Confraternities in Nigeria]], also known as "campus cults"
+* [[:Category:Cults]]
+{{Disambiguation|geo}}
-{{disambig}}