ALL meanings of cargo cult
car·go cult
C c - noun cargo cult a religious movement of the SW Pacific, characterized by expectation of the return of spirits in ships or aircraft carrying goods that will provide for the needs of the followers 3
- noun cargo cult a quasi-religious cult among some South Sea islanders, based on a belief that the spirits of their ancestors will return with supplies of modern goods, thus inaugurating a golden age of prosperity and, sometimes, liberation from colonial domination 3
- noun cargo cult any of various native religious cults of a millenarian and messianic character located in the southwestern Pacific islands, holding that spirits will bring large cargoes of modern goods for distribution among its adherents. 1
- noun cargo cult Any of several unorthodox religious movements among the people of Melanesia based upon Western manufactured goods. 0
- noun cargo cult (figuratively) Any of several philosophies or pseudosciences that are not rooted in experiment. 0