cultic

British

/ ˈkʌltɪk /

adjective

of or relating to a religious cult

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"It’s absolutely textbook. In fact, they have to do that for this machine that is cultic brainwashing to work," she says.

From BBC

Among them are five people with PhDs, two winners of the Margaret Singer Award for cultic studies and three accredited therapists with extensive experience working with ex-cult members.

From BBC

Yet, by accepting at face value the purported rationalism of the New Misanthropy, Kirsch fails to fully appreciate its essentially theological, even cultic character.

From Slate

He is in no way totalistic — his beliefs can be remarkably fluid — nor is he the leader of a sealed-off cultic community.

From Salon

At the base of Mount Karkom, named in Hebrew for a desert crocus, there is evidence that ancient migration trails converged here and that cultic rituals took place in the area.

From New York Times

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