Extremist religious sect

noun

1. A religion regarded as unorthodox or spurious see spurious
2. Great devotion to a person, idea, object, movement, or work (such as a film or book)

   "criticizing how the media promotes the cult of celebrity"

3. The object of such devotion
4. A usually small group of people characterized by such devotion

   "the singer's cult of fans"

5. A system of religious beliefs and ritual
6. Formal religious veneration worship
7. A system for the cure of disease based on dogma set forth by its promulgator

   "health cults"

noun phrase

1. The tendency of people to care too much about famous people

   "He criticizes the way journalists promote the cult of celebrity in modern America."

noun phrase

1. A situation in which a public figure (such as a political leader) is deliberately presented to the people of a country as a great person who should be admired and loved

adjective

1. Opposing, discouraging, or prohibiting religious cults

   "anti-cult legislation"

noun

1. Any of various Melanesian religious groups characterized by the belief that material wealth (such as money or manufactured goods) can be obtained through ritual worship

noun

1. A situation in which a public figure (such as a political leader) is deliberately presented to the people of a country as a great person who should be admired and loved

noun

1. A cult that is part of a larger cult

   "an extremist subcult"