cult in Malay
kultus
/kʌlt/
cult in Malay: kultus, taifah, sekte, sekta. In English, cult means the veneration, devotion, and religious rites given to a deity (especially in a historical polytheistic context), or (in a Christian context) to a saint; a subset of worship.
Malay words for cult
- sect
- kultus, taifah, sekte, sekta, sinanjung
English meaning of cult
- noun The veneration, devotion, and religious rites given to a deity (especially in a historical polytheistic context), or (in a Christian context) to a saint; a subset of worship.
- noun A group of people having an obsession with or intense admiration for a particular activity, idea, person or thing.
- noun A group, sect or movement following an unorthodox religious or philosophical system of beliefs, especially one in which members remove and exclude themselves from greater society, including family members not part of the cult, and show extreme devotion to a charismatic leader.
- adjective Of or relating to a cult.
cult in a sentence
- the heavy metal cult
- the cult of basketball
- the guitarist's cult of loyal fans
cult in other languages
Questions about cult in Malay
- What is the meaning of cult in Malay?
- Cult in Malay is kultus, taifah, sekte, sekta.
- Apakah maksud cult dalam bahasa Melayu?
- Cult: kultus, taifah, sekte, sekta.
- What does cult mean in English?
- Cult means the veneration, devotion, and religious rites given to a deity (especially in a historical polytheistic context), or (in a Christian context) to a saint; a subset of worship.
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