cybercult

English

Etymology

From cyber- +‎ cult.

Noun

cybercult (plural cybercults)

1. A cult based on the Internet or in cyberspace.
   • 1997, J Peter Burgess, Cultural politics and political culture in postmodern Europe:

     The cybercult is a cult of the absolute speed of electromagnetic waves which convey information.

   • 1998, Mike George, Learn to Relax:

     From the pharaohs of Egypt to the suicide cybercults of modern times...

   • 2000, Thomas S Valovic, Digital Mythologies:

     But in today's cybercult thinking, outcomes are announced, not debated.