культ

Noun

 * 1) cult, the social movement and practices associated with the admiration or worship of something

Usage notes
Культ in Russian refers to the practice of the admiration or worship of something. For the specific meaning of "a group of people having beliefs or practices regarded by others as strange or sinister," see се́кта.

Noun

 * 1) cult
 * 2) * 1957, Нариси стародавньої історії УРСР, 495: