- [usually singular] cult (of something)
a way of life, an attitude, an idea, etc. that has become very popular （对生活方式、态度、观念等的）狂热，时尚，崇拜 the cult of physical fitness 健身热 the cult of youth 年轻人的时尚观点
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- personality
- figure
- hero
- icon
- …
- cult of
a small group of people who have extreme religious beliefs and who are not part of any established religion （有极端宗教信仰的）异教团体 Their son ran away from home and joined a cult. 他们的儿子离家出走，加入了一个异教团体。 the members of a religious cult 宗教派别的成员
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- religious
- pagan
- satanic
- …
- leader
- member
- image
- …
- (formal)
a system of religious beliefs and practices 宗教信仰；宗教习俗 the Chinese cult of ancestor worship 中国人供奉祖先的习俗
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- religious
- pagan
- satanic
- …
- leader
- member
- image
- …
Word Originearly 17th cent. (originally denoting homage paid to a divinity): from French culte or Latin cultus ‘worship’, from cult- ‘inhabited, cultivated, worshipped’, from the verb colere.