8 sentences with 'cult'
Example sentences and phrases with the word cult and other words derived from it.
• « Moody's book had some problems with religious circles, especially with the Catholic cult, as many of his compilations of cases differ from official theology, especially with regard to heavenly visions and the philosophical basis of Catholicism: reward and punishment, the judgement of souls. »
• « The existence of a priesthood and an organised cult at Çatal Höyük is surprising, because it means that people were systematically trying to understand how the world worked. »
• « At the same time, what began as a cult born in the Roman territory of Palestine made significant inroads, especially in the eastern half of the Roman Empire: Christianity. »
• « Perhaps most importantly, what began as an obscure cult in Roman-ruled Judea eventually became one of the world's great religions - Christianity - through its successful spread throughout the Roman Empire before the collapse of the Western Empire. »
• « When Christianity went from being an illegal cult to the official religion of the empire, the division of imperial territory into dioceses, overseen by vicars, would be adopted by the Catholic Church. This practice persists to this day in the administration of the Church. »
• « Roman soldiers campaigning in Persia brought Mithraism back to Rome, as Mithras' identity as a former soldier made his cult even more attractive to members of the Roman army. »
• « Throughout the 19th century a cult of 'sentimentality' associated with family life grew, with middle-class women leading the way by placing more emphasis on the bonds of love between family members. »
• « The tomb was neither completed nor used for its specific function, but served as the seat of the pharaoh's cult in later times. »