Search Result:cargo cult
Overview of noun cargo_cult
The noun cargo cult has 2 senses
- cargo cult -- ((Melanesia) the followers of 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 cult -- (a religious cult that anticipates a time of joy, serenity, and justice when salvation comes)