cargo cults

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Definition of cargo cults in English English dictionary: plural form of cargo cult
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)

cargo cults

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car·go cults

kärgō kʌlts

/ˈkärˌgō ˈkəlts/ /ˈkɑːrˌɡoʊ ˈkʌlts/

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