Cult: a small, unpopular religion.
Religion: a large, popular cult.
—Ambrose Bierce, “The Devil’s Dictionary”
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Ah, the pit of despair.
a cult is a particular form of worship or veneration-- see the cult of the virgin mary or the cult of the bloody tongue. Perhaps the pejorative sense grew because observers took assume there to be no substance behind the worship.
Jesus used to banish demons for free.
Just sayin. . . .
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