cult


cult (http://definr.com/cult)

     n 1: adherents of an exclusive system of religious beliefs and
          practices
     2: an interest followed with exaggerated zeal: "he always
        follows the latest fads"; "it was all the rage that
        season" [syn: fad, craze, furor, furore, rage]
     3: a system of religious beliefs and rituals [syn: {religious
        cult}]