Synonyms of cult

cult

noun

ˈkəlt 

1

as in audience

a group of people showing intense devotion to a cause, person, or work (as a film)

long after it had gone off the air, the TV series continued to have a huge cult

Synonyms & Similar Words

• audience
• following
• followership
• discipleship
• fandom

2

as in religion

a body of beliefs and practices regarding the supernatural and the worship of one or more deities

an ancient cult that centered on the worship of the earth as the source of all life

Synonyms & Similar Words

• religion
• sect
• persuasion
• creed
• faith
• denomination
• church
• theology
• credo
• doctrine
• communion
• dogma
• paganism
• monotheism
• pantheism
• theism
• polytheism
• heathenism
• deism

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• agnosticism
• atheism
• secularism
• unbelief
• know-nothingism
• godlessness
• nonbelief

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of cult

Although the movie bombed at the box office, Law relishes its cult status. —Ramin Setoodeh, Variety, 30 Oct. 2024

Today the genre known as the Big Bug films occupies cult status, the films’ originality and weirdness sufficient to warrant investigation. —Salama Udaipurwala, JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2024

Harrow, one of the main characters, is a nun devoted to John’s necromantic death cult. —Constance Grady, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024

Because for nearly a decade, it’s been almost impossible to change the belief and vote of a certain kind of voter — the type ensnared by the right-wing propaganda woven into the cult of Trump. —Natasha Stoynoff, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024