cargo cults

Englisch - Türkisch

Definition von cargo cults im Englisch Türkisch wörterbuch

Relevante Übersetzungen

cargo cult

kargo kültünün

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von cargo cults im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

plural form of cargo cult

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cargo cult

Any of several philosophies or pseudosciences that are not rooted in experiment

cargo cult

Any of several unorthodox religious movements among the people of Melanesia based upon Western manufactured goods

cargo cult

Any religious movement based on the observation by local residents of the delivery of supplies by ship and aircraft to colonial officials. Cargo cults were observed chiefly in Melanesia in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. They were characterized by the expectation of a new age of blessing and prosperity to be initiated by the arrival of a special "cargo" of goods from supernatural sources. Such beliefs may have expressed traditional millennial ideas, often revived by the teaching of Christian missions

cargo cult

(Melanesia) one of several millenarian cults that believe salvation will come in the form of wealth (`cargo') brought by Westerners; some ascribe divine attributes to Westerners on first contact (especially to missionaries)

Silbentrennung

car·go cults

Türkische aussprache

kärgō kʌlts

Aussprache

/ˈkärˌgō ˈkəlts/ /ˈkɑːrˌɡoʊ ˈkʌlts/