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Cult

/kˈʌlt/
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(noun) The veneration, devotion, and religious rites given to a deity (especially in a historical polytheistic context), or (in a Christian context) to a saint; a subset of worship.

That religious cult has got some pretty off the wall ideas.
In the religious-cult trial, the ambitious lawyer will represent the cult leader.
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That religious ____ has got some pretty off the wall ideas.

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