cult
social group with socially deviant or novel religious, philosophical or spiritual beliefs and practices
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Summary
cult ranks in the top 0.16% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,416 views/month, #123 of 77,819).[1]
Key Facts
- cult is a type of social group[2].
- cult is a type of social issue[3].
- cult is a type of religious group[4].
- cult's Commons category is recorded as Cults[5].
- cult's said to be the same as is recorded as sect[6].
- cult's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Cults[7].
- cult's partially coincident with is recorded as religion[8].
- cult's different from is recorded as cult[9].
- cult's different from is recorded as sect[10].
- cult's uses is recorded as brainwashing[11].
- cult's practiced by is recorded as cult leader[12].
- cult's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[13].
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Definition and Type
Recorded subclass of include social group[2], social issue[3], and religious group[4].
Why It Matters
cult ranks in the top 0.16% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,416 views/month, #123 of 77,819).[1] cult has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] cult is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]