[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by Troubleshooter

What the hell are you talking about?

cult n.
1- a. A religion or religious sect generally considered to be extremist or false, with its followers often living in an unconventional manner under the guidance of an authoritarian, charismatic leader. b. The followers of such a religion or sect.

2- A system or community of religious worship and ritual.

3- The formal means of expressing religious reverence; religious ceremony and ritual.

4- A usually nonscientific method or regimen claimed by its originator to have exclusive or exceptional power in curing a particular disease.

5- a. Obsessive, especially faddish, devotion to or veneration for a person, principle, or thing. b. The object of such devotion.

6- An exclusive group of persons sharing an esoteric, usually artistic or intellectual interest.
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[Latin cultus, worship, from past participle of colere, to cultivate; see kwel-1 in Indo-European roots.]
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cultic or cultish adj.
cultism n.
cultist n.

AS OPPOSED TO.

oc·cult adj.
1- Of, relating to, or dealing with supernatural influences, agencies, or phenomena.

2- Beyond the realm of human comprehension; inscrutable.

3-Available only to the initiate; secret: occult lore. See Synonyms at mysterious.

3-Hidden from view; concealed.

4- a. Medicine Detectable only by microscopic examination or chemical analysis, as a minute blood sample. b. Not accompanied by readily detectable signs or symptoms: occult carcinoma.

n. Occult practices or techniques: a student of the occult.
v. oc·cult·ed, oc·cult·ing, oc·cults (-klt)
v. tr.
To conceal or cause to disappear from view.
Astronomy To conceal by occultation: The moon occulted Mars.
v. intr.
To become concealed or extinguished at regular intervals: a lighthouse beacon that occults every 45 seconds.

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[Latin occultus, secret, past participle of occulere, to cover over; see kel-1 in Indo-European roots.]
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oc·cultly adv.
oc·cultness n.

You're mixing apples and oranges and cider don't come from oranges.