1. When did he join the cult?
    他是什么时候加入这个教派的？

1. 礼拜：时至今日,美国各大城中尚有拜鬼、行魔术的各式所谓礼拜(Cult). 几年前曾发生七百人一同自杀的凶案,都属于这个地下传统. 邪魔鬼道来源至古,初民自觉世上有人之所不能解的神力,同时也憧憬某种方术或动植物含有魔力,能招魔驱鬼.

2. cult的意思

2. 宗教：为什么奇异宗教(CULT)运动在加拿大的和美国的西岸兴盛,为什么它们在欧洲更加成功?这些问题没有一个可以被归纳为单纯的心理问题.

1. 小宗教组织;(尤指)异教，邪教
    A cult is a fairly small religious group, especially one which is considered strange.

    e.g. The teenager may have been abducted by a religious cult...
           这个少年可能被一个异教组织绑架了。
    e.g. The cult of Isis was carried from Egypt into Greece and Rome.
           对伊希斯的膜拜从埃及传到了希腊和罗马。

2. 受特定群体欢迎的;在特定群体中流行的
    Cult is used to describe things that are very popular or fashionable among a particular group of people.

    e.g. Since her death, she has become a cult figure...
           她死后成了部分人狂热崇拜的偶像。
    e.g. The film is destined to become a cult classic...
           这部电影注定会成为风靡一时的经典之作。

3. (特定群体的)偶像，时尚
    Someone or something that is a cult has become very popular or fashionable among a particular group of people.

    e.g. Ludlam was responsible for making Ridiculous Theatre something of a cult...
           荒诞派戏剧的风靡要归功于勒德拉姆。
    e.g. The bra has gone from being a fashion classic to a fashion cult.
           胸罩已经从经典时尚转变为流行时尚。

4. 热潮;关注
    The cult of something is a situation in which people regard that thing as very important or special.

    e.g. ...the cult of youth that recently gripped publishing...
           对青年的关注成为近期出版界的焦点
    e.g. Society is entitled and bound to protect itself against a cult of violence...
           社会有权力和义务保护自身不受暴力行为的侵害。

1. an interest followed with exaggerated zeal

    e.g. he always follows the latest fads
           it was all the rage that season

    Synonym: fadcrazefurorfurorerage

2. a system of religious beliefs and rituals

    e.g. devoted to the cultus of the Blessed Virgin

    Synonym: cultusreligious cult

3. a religion or sect that is generally considered to be unorthodox, extremist, or false

    e.g. it was a satanic cult

4. followers of an unorthodox, extremist, or false religion or sect who often live outside of conventional society under the direction of a charismatic leader

5. followers of an exclusive system of religious beliefs and practices