(The Oxford Dictionary and Thesaurus):

Definition:

cult/kult/n. 1. a system of religious worship esp. as expressed in ritual. 2. a devotion or homage to a person or thing (the cult of aestheticism). b. a popular fashion esp. followed by a specific section of society. 3. (attrib.) denoting a person or thing popularized in this way (cult film; cult figure).

(The Oxford Paperback Dictionary):

cult, n. 1. a. a sysstem of religious worship. 2. devotion to or admiration of a person or thing.

(The Oxford Concise Dictionary of English Etymology):

cult xvii. - F. culte or L. cultus, sb. of action f.

colere inhabit, cultivate, protect, honour with worship (see colony).

I find the dogmas of transubstantiation, virgin birth, and rising from the dead, as unbelieavable and contrary to experience and science as any extreterristrial entity descending on this planet, be it Xenu or Jesus.

And, this "brilliance" does not serve me well. As my husband replies when asked on theological matters "Do you believe in God", he answers, ".. only when i'm frightened."

And i'm frightened all the time, so i got no Linus blanket;

i feel naked. I'm jealous of you.

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