cults

noun

1. A group or sect of people with a deviant religious, philosophical or cultural identity, often existing on the margins of society or exploitative towards its members.“Oh my gosh, I'm in a repressive cult! How can I leave it?”
2. Devotion to a saint.
3. The veneration and religious rites given to a deity, esp. in a historical polytheistic context.
4. A religion that evolved out of another religion but has become a different religion through developing a radically different theology.