fertility cult
noun
a religious cult devoted to the enhancement of the fertility of persons, plants, or animals, by means of rituals often associated with a particular deity.
the body of members of such a cult.
Origin of fertility cult
1First recorded in 1930–35
Words Nearby fertility cult
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How to use fertility cult in a sentence
Looked upon in the light of a fertility cult, the ritual of the witches becomes comprehensible.
The Witch-cult in Western Europe | Margaret Alice Murray
British Dictionary definitions for fertility cult
fertility cult
noun
the practice in some settled agricultural communities of performing religious or magical rites to ensure good weather and crops and the perpetuity of the tribe
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