cargo cult in English
noun
1
(in the Melanesian Islands) a system of belief based around the expected arrival of ancestral spirits in ships bringing cargoes of food and other goods.
The belief in a mythical messianic figure named John Frum was the basis for an indigenous cargo cult (a movement attempting to obtain industrial goods through magic) promising Melanesian deliverance.
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1. Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Cultus"): cargo cult (a religious cult that anticipates a time of joy, serenity, and justice when salvation comes) macumba (a Brazilian religious cult of African origin; combines voodoo elements with singing and chanting and dancing)