Psychiatry A religious, political, psychotherapeutic, or commercial organization or sect, based on dogma or religious teachings, often with bizarre or unorthodox practices, values, or beliefs that differ from mainstream or accepted thinking, which engenders conflict between the group and society, and us...
2.a sect devoted to such a system Collins Discovery Encyclopedia, 1st edition © HarperCollins Publishers 2005 in both developed and less developed societies, the most informal and often most transient type of religious organization or movement, usually distinguished from other forms of religious org...
e.g. it was a satanic cult 4. followers of an unorthodox, extremist, or false religion or sect who often live outside of conventional society under the direction of a charismatic leader 5. followers of an exclusive system of religious beliefs and practices更多...
Here are the most infamous cults in American history, including Keith Raniere's NXIVM and the Manson family. These stories will scare you to your core.
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The series has become a bit of a cult in the UK Culture These arts, beliefs, and other products considered with respect to a particular subject or mode of expression Musical culture. Oral culture. Cult A religion or religious sect generally considered to be extremist or false, with its follo...
The series has become a bit of a cult in the UK Worship Ardent admiration or love; adoration The worship of celebrities. Cult 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 authori...
In the novel, my role is that of a maid in the Heavenly Demon Sect. I took on this high-paying job to provide a better life for the grandmother who raised me alone through hardships. The problem lies in the novel’s content.
In the case of communes, the commune members have deliberately insulated themselves from the modern world by pursuing a self-enclosed existence that is based the principles of their formation. For instance, Hutteritesùan Anabaptist Protestant sect--have established a communal existence based on their...
Even though religions do not have absolute immunity, they are in large measure shielded from official scrutiny. The Fort Wayne (Indiana) News-Sentinel had a series of investigative articles on the Faith Assembly, an ultrafundamentalist sect that shuns medical care and was then led by the now ...