cultish
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- adjective
- /ˈkʌltɪʃ/
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cultista
- They've gone so far into what some consider a cultish ideology that the sunk cost fallacy means it's too late to fully withdraw.
- cultish devotion
- almost cultish
And you'll notice that while some cult and cultish religions can take place right on a busy St.
- And you'll notice that while some cult and cultish religions can take place right on a busy St.
- It's it, it, it crosses into Scientology like levels of weird cultish vibes.
- People, I mean, people are cultish about the Christopher Guest world, which you're such an important part of.
- They've gone so far into what some consider a cultish ideology that the sunk cost fallacy means it's too late to fully withdraw.
- There are other things that are a cultish connected to that.
- I don't know if anybody but EST was kind of like a mind control, kind of a cultish.
- So yes, the cult following of the show became very cultish and they killed a lot of small animals and sacrifice.
Examples
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Some fans exhibit cultish enthusiasm for the band, attending every concert and memorizing every song.
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I want to feel strong again, and I want the cultish environment for which CrossFit is famous.
Blog text (4) -
No wonder Apple inspires such a cultish following from the likes of both management consultants and installation artists.
Blog text (30) -
There's definitely a cultish feel to the group that the villains are part of.
Blog text (20) -
Stop pounding people with Commandments, Holy Books, and other cultish nonsense and just be decent, caring people.
Blog text (10) -
Gary's voiceover: I think that's why outsiders sometimes see us as "cultish" or "secretive."
Fiction book (2001) -
Since 1993 in Mathura, I have witnessed countless Western Vaishnavas form cultish cliques around one or another of my Gurudeva's disciples.
Blog text (15) -
Many young artists are drawn to cultish communities that offer an exclusive sense of belonging.
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The group's cultish devotion to their leader raised concerns among the local authorities.
Synonyms
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8.8
Relating to the practices and beliefs of a small, secret religious group
Antonyms
Compounds
A group of people who strongly support a person, idea, or product without question
How Cult-Like
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word cultish comes from cult, a root that once meant 'care' or 'worship' and you can see the same idea in culture and cultivate. The ending -ish means 'like', so cultish means 'like a cult', a small, very loyal, often controlling group, which explains why we use the word for strange or exclusive behavior.