cargo cult (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 14
def (Melanesia) the followers of one of several millenarian cults that believe salvation will come in the form of wealth (`cargo') brought by westerners
def some ascribe divine attributes to westerners on first contact (especially to missionaries)
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Hypernym cult
Domain of synset - TOPIC Melanesia
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Hyponym cult
Member of this domain - TOPIC Melanesia

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