cult
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
followers of an exclusive system of religious beliefs and practices
Types & categories
- organized religion hypernym
- macumba hyponym
- obeah hyponym
- Rastafarian hyponym
- voodoo hyponym
- Rastafari hyponym
- Wicca hyponym
Parts & wholes
- cultist member meronym
Related & opposite
- cultist derivation
Sense 2 noun
an interest followed with exaggerated zeal
he always follows the latest fads
Types & categories
- fashion hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
followers of an unorthodox, extremist, or false religion or sect who often live outside of conventional society under the direction of a charismatic leader
Types & categories
- organized religion hypernym
- cargo cult hyponym
Parts & wholes
- cultist member meronym
Related & opposite
- cultist derivation
Sense 4 noun
a religion or sect that is generally considered to be unorthodox, extremist, or false
it was a satanic cult
Types & categories
- faith hypernym
Related & opposite
- cultist derivation
Sense 5 noun
a system of religious beliefs and rituals
devoted to the cultus of the Blessed Virgin
Types & categories
- faith hypernym
- cargo cult hyponym
- macumba hyponym
- obeah hyponym
- Rastafarianism hyponym
- vodoun hyponym
Related & opposite
- cultist derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | cultist |
| 1 | member meronym | Parts & wholes | cultist |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | organized religion |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | macumba |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | obeah |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Rastafarian |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | voodoo |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Rastafari |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Wicca |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | faddist |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | dotty |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | faddish |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | fashion |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | cultist |
| 3 | member meronym | Parts & wholes | cultist |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | organized religion |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | cargo cult |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | cultist |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | faith |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | cultist |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | faith |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | cargo cult |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | macumba |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | obeah |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | Rastafarianism |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | vodoun |