cult
noun uk/kʌlt/ us/kʌlt/
(RELIGION)
[ C ]邪教;异教;异端
a religious group, often living together, whose beliefs are considered extreme or strange by many people
Their son ran away from home and joined a religious cult. 他们的儿子离家出走，加入了一个邪教组织。
[ C ]宗教膜拜，宗教信仰
a particular system of religious belief
the Hindu cult of Shiva 印度教湿婆崇拜
(POPULARITY)
[ S ]风行;流行;崇拜
someone or something that has become very popular with a particular group of people
the cult of celebrity 名人崇拜
See also: personality cult
cult
adjective [ before noun ] uk/kʌlt/ us/kʌlt/
热门的;流行的;被视为偶像的
liked very much by a particular group of people
The singer had a cult following in the 1970s. 这位歌手在20世纪70年代拥有一批狂热的追随者。
a cult figure/movie 偶像人物／风靡一时的影片