Noun. A group of people who believes that their founder was sent by a god.
Others believe they are (i) Angels or (ii) someone like a god or (iii) someone who is the fulfillment of a prophecy.
Some form of cults are involved in politics. Most of these cults are offshoots of a major
religion. They have weird doctrines that contradict mainstream
religion, and worse, are allergic to anything that pertains to such a
religion.
1) A cult is in the limelight after a
controversy surrounding the mismanagement of its leaders.
2) He broke up with
his girlfriend after he found out that she was a
member of a cult.