Skip to main content
1: A religious group that usually features a charismatic or controlling leader or group of leaders, promotes an unhealthy suspicion of people outside the group (Especially former members) and promotes a strict set of rules that may be harmful to the person.

Often times, they promote martyrdom for rules based on unusual and sometimes false premises.

2: A rock band from the UK, featuring Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy.
Def 1: Cults come in many flavors. From your psychologically lethal Branch Davidians and Flirty Fishers to your somewhat mainstream, but still isolationastic ones like The Way International, Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints and Jehovah's Witnesses

2: Ian Astbury ruined not just one, but good bands by leaving The Cult to go sing for The Doors of the 21rst Century
Cult by Bob Almighty. April 26, 2005
Cult mug front
Get the Cult mug.
See more merch
One of the chief exports of the United States, examples being Pentecostalism, Southern Baptists, Pat Robertson, and key members of the Bush Administration.
The former USSR is learning fast that religious freedom can have a downside, thanks to the influx of various cults, most of which originate in the US.
cult by LudwigVan November 11, 2003
Basically any religion that's different from yours.
Christianity, for example, can be seen by Hindus as a cult.
cult by AYB June 23, 2003
A pseudo Christian organisation or sect considered to be false, unorthodox, or extremist, with members often living outside of conventional society under the direction of a charismatic leader or governing body.
I saw the 'publishers' and 'elders' of two Internationally-known cults going for it 'hammer-and-tongs' out on the roadway grass berm
Cult by deksper December 4, 2014
any religion
any religion
any religion
any religion
all religions
all religions
all religions
all religions
are cults
cult by sajorojas September 8, 2008
Ex. Utah is one big cult
Cult by ave boss February 25, 2014
1) A religion that is centered around the worship of a single man, woman, child, or group there off! Almost all religions today are cults! Just because a 'religion' has a billion members doesn't change the fact that it's a cult!

2)A religion that locks you of from friends and family isolates you and attempts to take advantage of you! Could be financial, sexual, mental etc!
All religions are cults... Some are still worse than others though!
cult by mkr32208 May 24, 2006