fertility cult

noun

1. a religious cult devoted to the enhancement of the fertility of persons, plants, or animals, by means of rituals often associated with a particular deity.
2. the body of members of such a cult.

fertility cult

noun

1. the practice in some settled agricultural communities of performing religious or magical rites to ensure good weather and crops and the perpetuity of the tribe

Word History and Origins

Origin of fertility cult¹

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

Looked upon in the light of a fertility cult, the ritual of the witches becomes comprehensible.

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