There are many meanings for the word cult:

• A practice within a religion; see cult (religion).
• A religious group often existing on the margins of society; see cult and new religious movement.
  • A group which exploits and destroys its members or even non-members; see destructive cult
  • Some of these cults have been known to participate in cult homicide and/or cult suicide.
• Some religions in the South Pacific are referred to as cargo cults.

• Something that has a cult following of devoted aficionados. See the following:
  • cult figure
  • cult film
  • cult radio
  • cult television
  • A cult of personality is sometimes used to refer to a political leader and his following, voluntary or otherwise.

There is also the British rock band The Cult, and the psychedelic band Blue Öyster Cult.

"The Cult" is also the name of the official web site of the novelist Chuck Palahniuk.

A suburb of the city of Aberdeen, Scotland is called Cults.

Cult is a commune of the Haute-Saône département, in France