名詞 cult:

1. adherents of an exclusive system of religious beliefs and practices
2. an interest followed with exaggerated zeal
   同義詞：fad, craze, furor, furore, rage
3. a system of religious beliefs and rituals
   同義詞：cultus, religious cult

1. A cult, especially a religious one.
   宗教崇拜崇拜，尤指宗教上的崇拜
2. One who prepares candidates for initiation into a mystery cult.
   引人入秘教者為加入神秘教會(huì)的教徒準(zhǔn)備候選人的人
3. His music has become something of a cult.
   他的音樂已經(jīng)成為一種時(shí)尚。
4. Her books aren't bestsellers, but they have a certain cult following.
   她的書算不上暢銷書，但有一定的崇拜者。

cult

n.（名詞）

A religion or religious sect generally considered to be extremist or false, with its followers often living in an unconventional manner under the guidance of an authoritarian, charismatic leader.
異教，邪教：一般被視為走極端或偽造的宗教或宗教派別，其追隨者們通常在一個(gè)獨(dú)裁的、極有性格魅力的領(lǐng)袖領(lǐng)導(dǎo)下過著不循慣例的生活
The followers of such a religion or sect.
異教徒：該種宗教或宗教派別的追隨者
A system or community of religious worship and ritual.
宗教崇拜：宗教崇拜和崇拜儀式的體系或團(tuán)體
The formal means of expressing religious reverence; religious ceremony and ritual.
宗教儀式：表達(dá)宗教信仰的正式用法；宗教典禮和儀式
A usually nonscientific method or regimen claimed by its originator to have exclusive or exceptional power in curing a particular disease.
拜神驅(qū)病法：通常為一種非科學(xué)的方法或療法，其創(chuàng)始人宣稱該法對治愈某一特殊疾病具有唯一的或獨(dú)特的療效

Obsessive, especially faddish, devotion to or veneration for a person, principle, or thing.
狂熱崇拜：對某一人、原則或事物的過分的，尤指趨附時(shí)尚的奉獻(xiàn)或敬奉
The object of such devotion.
崇拜物：向該種對象奉獻(xiàn)
An exclusive group of persons sharing an esoteric, usually artistic or intellectual interest.
團(tuán)體：共享某一秘密的，通常在藝術(shù)或知識興趣方面的排他性團(tuán)體
n.attributive.（定語名詞）
Often used to modify another noun:
崇拜，風(fēng)靡一時(shí)：常用于修飾另一個(gè)名詞：
例句：
a cult figure; cult films.
崇拜偶像；風(fēng)靡一時(shí)的電影

來源：
Latin cultus [worship] [from past participle of] colere [to cultivate] * see k wel-
拉丁語 cultus [崇拜] [] 源自colere的過去分詞 [培養(yǎng)] *參見 k wel-

【引伸】
cul.tic 或
cult.ish
adj.（形容詞）
cult.ism
n.（名詞）
cult.ist
n.（名詞）