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Cargo Cult

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(Melanesia) the followers of one of several millenarian cults that believe salvation will come in the form of wealth (`cargo') brought by westerners

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Cargo Cults
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Cargo Cult's
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Cargo Cults'

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§1
a religious cult that anticipates a time of joy, serenity, and justice when salvation comes
§2
(Melanesia) the followers of one of several millenarian cults that believe salvation will come in the form of wealth (`cargo') brought by westerners

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