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Originally Posted by WillAdams
The problem is that the original meaning of ``cult'' 1) a religious system of belief. has been subsumed by the pejorative definition of 2) a religion or sect considered to be false, unorthodox or extremist. You may mean 1, but most people will perceive 2, which is to be blunt, offensive when describing another person's belief system which is honestly believed in, orthodox, and not extreme.
William
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Believe it or not, I've actually been criticised for using the word "niggardly", by someone who entirely incorrectly assumed that it had some connection with a derogatory term for a black person.