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cult (n.)
1610年代, “崇拜, 敬意” (这一意义现已过时); 1670年代, “一种特殊的崇拜形式或制度;” 来自法语 culte (17世纪), 来自拉丁语 cultus “照顾, 劳动; 耕作, 文化; 崇拜, 敬畏”, 原为“照料, 栽培”, colere “耕作” 的过去分词(见 colony).
这个词在17世纪后很少见, 但在19世纪中叶又重新出现(有时以法语形式 culte), 指古代或原始的宗教信仰和崇拜体系, 特别是这种崇拜中采用的仪式和典礼. 延伸含义“专心致志地关注某一个人或某一件事” 是从1829年开始的.
Cult. An organized group of people, religious or not, with whom you disagree. [Hugh Rawson, “Wicked Words,” 1993]
Cult is a term which, as we value exactness, we can ill do without, seeing how completely religion has lost its original signification. Fitzedward Hall, “Modern English,” 1873]
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