"Cult" is often used pejoratively to distinguish a tradition that is new. This is imprecise because
a. it refers only to an old tradition that is bad.
b. it refers only to a new tradition that is bad.
c. it has a specific meaning of a group that follows a spiritual leader.
d. it has a specific meaning of a tradition that arises outside other traditions.
d
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