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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
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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
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RuPaul’s Drag Race has gained quite the cult following and has inspired several spin-offs.
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Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 17 Jan. 2025
Ironically, Spencer left the band after Kiln House to move to America and join a religious cult, the Children of God.
—Al Shipley, SPIN, 9 Jan. 2025
Photo : Rizzoli The Cartier Tank Watch The Cartier Tank is perhaps one of the most iconic watches ever created and has rightfully earned a cult following.
—Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 8 Jan. 2025
The first Trump campaign rally for the 2024 election took place three weeks later, in Waco, Texas, where a deadly standoff between federal agents and a religious cult in 1993 became a far-right touchstone.
—Dan Barry, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025
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Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 17 Jan. 2025
Ironically, Spencer left the band after Kiln House to move to America and join a religious cult, the Children of God.
—Al Shipley, SPIN, 9 Jan. 2025
Photo : Rizzoli The Cartier Tank Watch The Cartier Tank is perhaps one of the most iconic watches ever created and has rightfully earned a cult following.
—Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 8 Jan. 2025
The first Trump campaign rally for the 2024 election took place three weeks later, in Waco, Texas, where a deadly standoff between federal agents and a religious cult in 1993 became a far-right touchstone.
—Dan Barry, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025
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“Cult.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cult. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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