cult

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Liittyvät sanat: cultist

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"The truth, however, is that a composer need not work in isolation; there is no reason for us to suppose that Reich's popularity and commercial success brands him as a cult figure unworthy of our attention."

puhekieltä A group of people with a religious, philosophical or cultural identity sometimes viewed as a sect, often existing on the margins of society or exploitative towards its members.
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(quote-book), John Weldon|year=1996|publisher=Harvest House Publishers|isbn=978-1565071605|passage=There are scores of modern religious cults and sects that have been influenced by Hinduism to varying degrees. Werner Erhard, founder of 'Landmark Education's 'The Forum',' and 'est' seminars, which have about 700,000 graduates, was influenced by Hinduism through Swami Muktananda, one of Erhard's principal gurus.
(quote-journal)|url=http://www.salon.com/1998/06/17/feature_9/|date=17 June 1998|passage=The difference between a cult and an established religion is sometimes about one generation.
(quote-journal)|url=http://www.salon.com/1998/06/17/feature_9/|date=17 June 1998|passage=If Jones' People's Temple wasn't a cult, then the term has no meaning.
devotion Devotion to a saint.
puhekieltä A group of people having an obsession with or intense admiration for a particular activity, idea, person or thing.
Of or relating to a cult.
Enjoyed by a small, loyal group.

a cult horror movie