1.   Healing spas were based on a local cult figure and the devotees underwent rituals which included bathing and communal eating.

2.   After all, she had increased the ratings in her time slot nearly fourfold and become a local cult figure while honing the wisecracking image of the Babe.

3.   Now the firm is trying to make the difficult move from a local cult to a national force in the microbrewing industry.

4.   In his travels to Latin America, the pope has told local churches to more actively work to counter the popularity of local cults.

5.   Naming themselves after a mythological demon that has sex with sleeping women, the group gained a local cult following.