1a. A religion or religious sect generally considered to be extremist or false, with its followers often living in an unconventional manner under the guidance of an authoritarian, charismatic leader. b. The followers of such a religion or sect. 2. A system or community of religious worship and ritual. 3. The formal means of expressing religious reverence; religious ceremony and ritual. 4. A usually nonscientific method or regimen claimed by its originator to have exclusive or exceptional power in curing a particular disease. 5a. Obsessive, especially faddish, devotion to or veneration for a person, principle, or thing. b. The object of such devotion. 6. An exclusive group of persons sharing an esoteric, usually artistic or intellectual interest.
ETYMOLOGY:
Latin cultus, worship, from past participle of colere, to cultivate. See in Appendix I.
On Sep 27, 2005, at 12:36 AM, TurquoiseB wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> I'm wondering what exactly separates a cult from a "regular" religion
> to begin with. The main difference that I can see in most cases is
> simply higher numbers. Beyond that, aren't they all somewhat
> cult-like?
In my opinion, yes, most of them are. If you look
up the actual definition of 'cult' in the dictionary,
you'll find that it has little to do with the modern,
perverted meaning of the word we throw around today.
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