Cult vs Minority - What's the difference?
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A group of people with a religious, philosophical or cultural identity sometimes viewed as a sect, often existing on the margins of society or exploitative towards its members.
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Devotion to a saint.
(lb) A group of people having an obsession with or intense admiration for a particular activity, idea, person or thing.
Of, or relating to a cult.
Enjoyed by a small, loyal group.
The state of being a minor; youth, the period of a person's life prior to reaching adulthood.
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Any subgroup that does not form a numerical majority.
Empowered by or representing a minority (usually a plurality) of votes cast, legislative seats, etc., rather than an outright majority thereof.
(US) A member of an ethnic minority.
As nouns the difference between cult and minority
is that cult is a group of people with a religious, philosophical or cultural identity sometimes viewed as a sect, often existing on the margins of society or exploitative towards its members while minority is the state of being a minor; youth, the period of a person's life prior to reaching adulthood.As an adjective cult
is of, or relating to a cult.cult
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(wikipedia cult)Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* cargo cult * cultic * cultistSee also
* sectAdjective
(-)- a cult horror movie
Usage notes
The term has a positive connotation for groups of art, music, writing, fiction, and fashion devotees, but a negative connotation for new religious, extreme political, questionable therapeutic, and pyramidal business groups.Anagrams
* (l) ----minority
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Noun
(minorities)- She also played a key role as dowager-regent during the minority of her son.
- Most people agreed, but a sizable minority were upset by the decision.
- The company claims it has hired several minorities since the complaint was lodged.