cargo cult (English, noun)
expansion: cargo cult (plural cargo cults)
Senses:
glosses: Any of several religious movements among the people of Melanesia that anticipate the arrival of material cargo or cultural restoration, typically through the ritual imitation of the activities of colonial or technological cultures.
glosses: Any of several philosophies, practices or pseudosciences that are not rooted in experiment, often characterized by an unreflected and ritualistic approach.
tags: also
attributive
figuratively
Forms:
form: cargo cults
tags: plural