doomsday cult en · NOUN
Etymology
Coined by American sociologist John Lofland in 1966 in his book Doomsday Cult: A Study of Conversion, Proselytization, and Maintenance of Faith
Meanings
- A cult that believes in apocalypticism and millenarianism.
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(broadly) a group that has lost touch with reality.
This raised doubts about their competence and, indeed, their connection to reality; it’s never good when economists at major banks declare that a country’s ruling party has become a doomsday cult.
2022 October 3, Paul Krugman, “How Liz Truss Did So Much Damage in So Few Days”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| doomsday cults | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
wikipedia: Doomsday Cult: A Study of Conversion, Proselytization, and Maintenance of Faith