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a) Any of several unorthodox religious movements among the people of Melanesia based upon Western manufactured goods.b) Any of several philosophies or pseudosciences that are not rooted in experiment
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cargo cult — n. [< cargo, as on ships] 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,… … English World dictionary
Cargo cult — A cargo cult may appear in tribal societies in the wake of interaction with technologically advanced, non native cultures. The cult is focused on obtaining the material wealth of the advanced culture through magical thinking, religious rituals… … Wikipedia
Cargo-Cult — Der Ausdruck Cargo Kult (auch Cargokult, Cargo Cult) bezeichnet eine Vielfalt stark chiliastischer (d. h. dem Glauben an das nahe Ende der gegenwärtigen Welt anhängender) religiöser Bewegungen Melanesiens (u. a. Papua Neuguinea). Der Kult hat… … Deutsch Wikipedia
cargo cult — /ˈkagoʊ kʌlt/ (say kahgoh kult) noun any of various cults practised by tribal peoples, particularly in the PNG region, the devotees of which believe that by proper acts, desired objects such as food, consumer goods, etc., will be received,… …
Cargo cult programming — is a style of computer programming that is characterized by the ritual inclusion of code or program structures that serve no real purpose. Cargo cult programming is typically symptomatic of a programmer not understanding either the bug they were… … Wikipedia
Cargo cult science — is a term used by Richard Feynman in his 1974 Caltech commencement address to describe work that has the semblance of being scientific, but is missing a kind of scientific integrity, a principle of scientific thought that corresponds to a kind of … Wikipedia
Cargo cult (disambiguation) — Cargo cult may refer to:* Cargo cult, a group of religious movements occurring in Melanesia * Cargo cult science, a term coined by Richard Feynman to describe something that appears to be science but that lacks scientific integrity * Cargo cult… … Wikipedia
Cargo Cult (musician) — Cargo Cult is the stage name of Allan Vilhan, who produces music in the genre of electronica. The work is a blend of ambient and beat driven with subtle transitions from track to track. He is signed with the online music label Magnatune. As of… … Wikipedia
Cargo Cult (band) — Cargo Cult were an underground rock group from Austin, Texas. They released one album on Touch and Go Records in 1984. Their guitarist, Duane Denison, later went on to play in The Jesus Lizard … Wikipedia
cargo cult — cargo cultist. (sometimes caps.) 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… … Universalium
cargo cult — noun 1. (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… … Useful english dictionary
