noun
Meaning 1
A member of a cult.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
cultist
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈkʌltɪst/
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CMU ARPABET: K AH1 L T AH0 S T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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CMU ARPABET 2: K AH1 L T IH0 S T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
a member of a religious cult
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: follower
noun
Meaning 3
a member of an unorthodox cult who generally lives outside of conventional society under the direction of a charismatic leader
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: follower
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English cult Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English cultist From cult + -ist.
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Esperanto: sektano — member of a cult
- French: sectateur — member of a cult
- Russian: сектант (sektant) — member of a cult
- Spanish: sectario — member of a cult
- Swedish: sektmedlem — member of a cult