单词 | cargo cult |
释义 | cargo cultnoun (sometimes initial capital letters)any of various native religious cults of a millenarian and messianic character located in the southwestern Pacific islands, holding that spirits will bring large cargoes of modern goods for distribution among its adherents. Origin of cargo cultFirst recorded in 1945–50 OTHER WORDS FROM cargo cultcargo cultist, nounWords nearby cargo cultcarfax, carfuffle, carful, cargo, cargo bay, cargo cult, cargo liner, cargo pants, cargo pocket, carhop, Caria Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for cargo cultcargo cult nouna religious movement of the SW Pacific, characterized by expectation of the return of spirits in ships or aircraft carrying goods that will provide for the needs of the followers Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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