| 单词 | cargo cult |
| 释义 | cargo cult (once / 288276 pages) n WORD FAMILY cargo cult USAGE EXAMPLESUnlike baseball, where faithfulness to its history has become a cargo cult, the N.B.A. breathes. New York Times(Apr 25, 2016) It appears to have grown in the 1960s as an offshoot or rival to another unusual island movement, the John Frum cargo cult. US News(Jun 09, 2015) Techno took hold in Berlin as an import, almost a cargo cult. New York Times(Nov 21, 2014) 1n (Melanesia) the followers of one of several millenarian cults that believe salvation will come in the form of wealth (`cargo') brought by westerners; some ascribe divine attributes to westerners on first contact (especially to missionaries) Hyper cult followers of an unorthodox, extremist, or false religion or sect who often live outside of conventional society under the direction of a charismatic leader 2n a religious cult that anticipates a time of joy, serenity, and justice when salvation comes Hyper cult, cultus, religious cult a system of religious beliefs and rituals |
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