religious cult
English Thesaurus
1. a system of religious beliefs and rituals (noun.cognition)
| hypernym | : | faith, religion, religious belief, |
| definition | : | a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | cargo cult, |
| definition | : | a religious cult that anticipates a time of joy, serenity, and justice when salvation comes (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | macumba, |
| definition | : | a Brazilian religious cult of African origin; combines voodoo elements with singing and chanting and dancing (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | obeah, obi, |
| definition | : | a religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and sorcery; practiced in parts of the West Indies and tropical Americas (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | rastafarianism, |
| definition | : | a religious cult based on a belief that Ras Tafari (Haile Selassie) is the Messiah and that Africa (especially Ethiopia) is the Promised Land (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | hoodooism, vodoun, voodoo, voodooism, |
| definition | : | a religious cult practiced chiefly in Caribbean countries (especially Haiti); involves witchcraft and animistic deities (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | cultist, |
| definition | : | a member of a religious cult (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | cultist, |
| definition | : | a member of a religious cult (noun.person) |
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