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countercult

countercult adjective: characterized by opposition to cults (unorthodox sects isolated from society and centered around a charismatic leader).

Adjective

countercult (comparative more countercult, superlative most countercult)

  1. Characterized by opposition to cults (unorthodox sects isolated from society and centered around a charismatic leader).

Noun

countercult (plural countercults)

  1. A cult (all senses) which stands as an alternative and in opposition to a more dominant one.

Forms of countercult

Adjective
comparativemore countercult
superlativemost countercult
Noun
pluralcountercults

Questions about countercult

What does countercult mean?
Countercult means characterized by opposition to cults (unorthodox sects isolated from society and centered around a charismatic leader).
What part of speech is countercult?
Countercult can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near countercult in the dictionary

  1. countercrosses
  2. countercrossing
  3. countercry
  4. countercuff
  5. countercuffs
  6. countercult
  7. countercultist
  8. countercultists
  9. countercultural
  10. counterculturalism
  11. counterculturalisms

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