cargo cult
noun
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Sense 1 noun
(Melanesia) the followers of one of several millenarian cults that believe salvation will come in the form of wealth (`cargo') brought by westerners; some ascribe divine attributes to westerners on first contact (especially to missionaries)
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- cult hypernym
Related & opposite
- Melanesia domain topic
Sense 2 noun
a religious cult that anticipates a time of joy, serenity, and justice when salvation comes
Types & categories
- cultus hypernym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
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| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | Melanesia |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | cult |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | cultus |