CULTISM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cultism mean? 

• CULTISM (noun)
  The noun CULTISM has 2 senses:

1. devotion to the doctrine or a cult or to the practices of a cult

2. religious zeal; the willingness to serve God

  Familiarity information: CULTISM used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CULTISM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Devotion to the doctrine or a cult or to the practices of a cult

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

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

devotion (commitment to some purpose)

Derivation:

cultist (a member of a religious cult)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Religious zeal; the willingness to serve God

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

cultism; devotion; veneration

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

worship (the activity of worshipping)