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CULTIST

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cultist mean? 

CULTIST (noun)
  The noun CULTIST has 2 senses:

1. a member of a religious cultplay

2. a member of an unorthodox cult who generally lives outside of conventional society under the direction of a charismatic leaderplay

  Familiarity information: CULTIST used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CULTIST (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A member of a religious cult

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("cultist" is a kind of...):

follower (a person who accepts the leadership of another)

Holonyms ("cultist" is a member of...):

cult (followers of an exclusive system of beliefs and practices)

Derivation:

cult (a system of religious beliefs and rituals)

cult (followers of an exclusive system of beliefs and practices)

cultism (devotion to the doctrine or a cult or to the practices of a cult)


Sense 2

Meaning:

A member of an unorthodox cult who generally lives outside of conventional society under the direction of a charismatic leader

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("cultist" is a kind of...):

follower (a person who accepts the leadership of another)

Holonyms ("cultist" is a member of...):

cult (followers of an unorthodox, extremist, or false religion or sect who often live outside of conventional society under the direction of a charismatic leader)

Derivation:

cult (a religion or sect that is generally considered to be unorthodox, extremist, or false)

cult (followers of an unorthodox, extremist, or false religion or sect who often live outside of conventional society under the direction of a charismatic leader)


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