cult : Idioms & Phrases
cargo cult
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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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noun a religious cult that anticipates a time of joy, serenity, and justice when salvation comes
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cult of personality
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noun intense devotion to a particular person
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religious cult
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noun a system of religious beliefs and rituals
cult; cultus.
- devoted to the cultus of the Blessed Virgin