Compare the Oxford English Dictionary note for usage in 1875: "cult:[...] b. A relatively small group of people having (esp. religious) beliefs or practices regarded by others as strange or sinister, or as exercising excessive control over members. [...] 1875 Brit. Mail 30 Jan. 13/1 Buffaloism is, it would seem, a cult, a creed, a secret community, the members of which are bound together by strange and weird vows, and listen in hidden conclave to mysterious lore." „cult”. Oxford English Dictionary (3rd изд.). Oxford University Press. септембар 2005.CS1 одржавање: Формат датума (веза)(Потребна је претплата или чланска картица јавне библиотеке УК.)
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Compare: T.L. Brink (2008) Psychology: A Student Friendly Approach. "Unit 13: Social Psychology". pp. 320 [1] – "Cult is a somewhat derogatory term for a new religious movement, especially one with unusual theological doctrine or one that is abusive of its membership."
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Chuck Shaw – Sects and Cults – Greenville Technical College – Retrieved 21 March 2013.
Chuck Shaw – Sects and Cults – Greenville Technical College. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
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Овај чланак или његов део изворно је преузет из Речника социјалног рада Ивана Видановића уз одобрење аутора.