Cult, in its original sense, refers to:

• Cult (religious practice), the totality of external religious practice and observance, the neglect of which is the definition of impiety

Cult may also refer to:

• Cult, a cohesive group of people devoted to beliefs or practices that the surrounding culture or society considers to be outside the mainstream.
• Destructive cult, a group which exploits and destroys its members or even non-members
• Suicide cult, a group which practices mass self-destruction, as occurred at Jonestown
• Political cult, where a political party shows cult-like features
• Cult of personality, a political leader and his following, voluntary or otherwise
• Cargo cult, some religions in the South Pacific

• CULT, another name for Committee on Culture and Education, a committee of the European Parliament
• CULT, A large clothing brand originated in Cheltenham, England

• The Cult, a British rock band.
• Blue Öyster Cult, an American rock band
• "Cult" (Slayer), a single from the 2006 Eternal Pyre EP by the thrash metal band Slayer
• Cult (album), an album by cello rock band Apocalyptica
• The Cult, a website of novellist Chuck Palahniuk
• A cult film is a movie that has a highly devoted but relatively small group of fans, sometimes eventually leading to more popularity &/or re-release amongst mainstream audiences.
• Cult (TV channel), An Italian TV Channel.

Places:

• Cults, Aberdeenshire, a suburb of Aberdeen
• Cult, Haute-Saône, France

See also

• Cult classic
• Cult following
• Cult television
• Occult
• Category:Cults

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