doomsday cult
doomsday cult · doomsday cults
A cult that believes in apocalypticism and millenarianismA cult that believes in apocalypticism and millenarianism.
Meaning
2 sensesA cult that believes in apocalypticism and millenarianism.
(broadly)A group that has lost touch with reality.
Origin
Coined by American sociologist John Lofland in 1966 in his book Doomsday Cult: A Study ofCoined by American sociologist John Lofland in 1966 in his book Doomsday Cult: A Study of Conversion, Proselytization, and Maintenance of Faith
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Forms
plural: doomsday cults| Singular | doomsday cult |
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