cult
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is a type of: faith, organized religion, religion - an institution to express belief in a divine powersubtypes:
- macumba - (Brazil) followers of a religious cult of African origin
- obeah, obi - (West Indies) followers of a religious system involving witchcraft and sorcery
- rastafarian - (Ethiopia) adherents of an African religion that regards Ras Tafari as divine
- voodoo - (Haiti) followers of a religion that involves witchcraft and animistic deities
- rastafari, rastas - (Jamaica) a Black youth subculture and religious movement that arose in the ghettos of Kingston, Jamaica, in the 1950s; males grow hair in long dreadlocks and wear woolen caps; use marijuana and listen to reggae music
- wicca - a community of followers of the Wicca religion
member holonym: cultist - a member of a religious cult -
is a type of: fashion - the latest and most admired style in clothes and cosmetics and behavior
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is a type of: faith, organized religion, religion - an institution to express belief in a divine powersubtypes: cargo cult - (Melanesia) the followers of one of several millenarian cults that believe salvation will come in the form of wealth (`cargo') brought by westerners; some ascribe divine attributes to westerners on first contact (especially to missionaries)member holonym: cultist - a member of an unorthodox cult who generally lives outside of conventional society under the direction of a charismatic leader
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is a type of: faith, religion, religious belief - a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
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is a type of: faith, religion, religious belief - a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destinysubtypes:
- cargo cult - a religious cult that anticipates a time of joy, serenity, and justice when salvation comes
- macumba - a Brazilian religious cult of African origin; combines voodoo elements with singing and chanting and dancing
- obeah, obi - a religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and sorcery; practiced in parts of the West Indies and tropical Americas
- rastafarianism - a religious cult based on a belief that Ras Tafari (Haile Selassie) is the Messiah and that Africa (especially Ethiopia) is the Promised Land
- hoodooism, vodoun, voodoo, voodooism - a religious cult practiced chiefly in Caribbean countries (especially Haiti); involves witchcraft and animistic deities
same as: cultus, religious cult
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