cult• He is loved to the point of becoming a cultfigure.• A spokesmandenied the group is a cult and said members could leave whenever they wanted.• Many would say that a cult is considerably less than a minority.• In the Hellenistic and Roman periods mystery religions and cultsspread through the ancient world.• In pagancults there were two Kinds of sacrifices.• Two members of a religious cult have been linked to the recentmurders.• Dozens of religious cults have appeared in the US, most making a fortune for their leaders.• Yevtushenko was no longer the cult figure he had been when he came to Britain at the association's invitation in 1962.• Members of the cult are not allowed to marry or own property without permission.• Diet, therapy, exercise... It's all part of the cult of self-improvement.• Carmelite churches are not infrequently associated with the cult of the Black Virgin.• The cult of the dead at the tomb was a strictly religious function.
cult2adjectiveadj [only before noun]
cult film/band/figure etca film, music group etc that has become very popular but only among a particular group of people 在某圈子内受狂热喜爱的电影/乐队/人物等
the 1980s cult movie ‘The Gods Must Be Crazy’
20世纪80年代风靡一时的影片《上帝也疯狂》
The actor James Dean acquired the status of a cult hero.
1worship of a person/thing崇拜ADJECTIVE | CULT + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤personality個人崇拜◇the personality cult of the president對總統的個人崇拜CULT + NOUN➤figure, hero, icon (especially NAmE) 受崇拜的人物/英雄/偶像◇He became a cult figure during the 1960s.他在 20 世紀 60 年代成了一位受人崇拜的偶像。➤status風靡一時的情形◇The book achieved cult status as soon as it was published.那本書一出版就風靡一時。➤following狂熱的追捧◇The show has built up a cult following.這個節目逐漸凝聚了一批狂熱的追捧者。➤band, book, film, movie, novel, show流行樂隊;熱門書籍;熱門電影;熱門小說;熱門節目▸➤classic, favourite/favorite, hit, phenomenon熱門經典;最喜愛的經典;風靡一時的作品崇拜現象PREPOSITION➤cult of⋯的時尚信念◇the cult of youth年輕人的時尚觀點cult
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2religious group宗教團體ADJECTIVE | CULT + NOUNADJECTIVE➤religious宗教派別◇the members of a religious cult宗教派別的成員➤pagan, satanic異教;邪教CULT + NOUN➤leader, member異教頭子/成員▸➤image, object, statue異教偶像;異教崇拜的對象;異教崇拜的雕像▸➤practice異教儀規