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A cult is a cohesive group of people devoted to beliefs or practices that the surrounding culture or society considers to be far outside the mainstream.

Cult may also mean:

cult (religion)
destructive cult, a group which exploits and destroys its members or even non-members
cargo cult, some religions in the South Pacific
cult of personality, a political leader and his following, voluntary or otherwise
cult following, has devoted aficionados
Committee on Culture and Education, CULT
The Cult, British rock band
Blue Öyster Cult, psychedelic band
Chuck Palahniuk, novelist, has a website called: "The Cult"
Cults, a suburb of Aberdeen, Scotland
Cult, Haute-Saône, in France

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 * [[cult (religion)]]
 * [[destructive cult]], a group which exploits and destroys its members or even non-members
-** Some of these cults have been known to participate in [[cult homicide]] and/or [[cult suicide]].
 * [[cargo cult]], some religions in the South Pacific
-* A [[cult of personality]] is sometimes used to refer to a political leader and his following, voluntary or otherwise.
+* [[cult of personality]], a political leader and his following, voluntary or otherwise
+* [[cult following]], has devoted aficionados
+* [[Committee on Culture and Education]], CULT
-*Something that has a [[cult following]] of devoted aficionados. See the following:
-**[[cult classic]]
-**[[cult figure]]
-**[[cult film]]
-**[[cult radio]]
-**[[cult television]]
-**[[cult videogame]]
-* CULT, an abbreviation for the [[Committee on Culture and Education]], a  committee of the European Parliament
 * [[The Cult]], British rock band
 * [[Blue Öyster Cult]], psychedelic band
+* [[Chuck Palahniuk]], novelist, has a website called: "The Cult"
-* "The Cult" is also the name of the official web site of the novelist [[Chuck Palahniuk]]
 * [[Cults]], a suburb of Aberdeen, Scotland
 * [[Cult, Haute-Saône]], in France
+== See also ==
-{{disambig-cleanup}}
+*[[cult classic]]
+*[[cult figure]]
+*[[cult film]]
+*[[cult radio]]
+*[[cult television]]
+*[[cult videogame]]
+{{disambig}}