cultlike

English

Etymology

From cult +‎ -like.

Adjective

cultlike (comparative more cultlike, superlative most cultlike)

  1. Resembling a cult.
    • 2009 February 4, Aliza Rosenbaum, Edward Hadas, “Buffett Pays Low for Another Icon”, in The New York Times‎[1], archived from the original on 26 November 2022:
      Harley has a global, nearly cultlike following, but has had a tough time finding buyers for its expensive wheels […] .
    • 2021 October 17, Katrin Bennhold, “Fake Polls and Tabloid Coverage on Demand: The Dark Side of Sebastian Kurz”, in The New York Times‎[2], →ISSN, archived from the original on 17 October 2021:
      […] Mr. Kurz and a small cabal of allies with cultlike devotion to him paid off one of Austria’s biggest tabloids to ensure favorable news coverage.

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