Wiktionary (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition: proponent (Noun) One who supports something; an advocate. Origin: * From proponens, present participle of prÅpÅnere
religious belief - a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny; he lost his faith but not his morality. faith, religion. persecution - the act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion)
Full Definition of CULT. 1. : formal religious veneration: worship. 2. : a system of religious beliefs and ritual; also: its body of adherents. 3. : a religion regarded as unorthodox or spurious; also: its body of adherents.