cargoism
English
Etymology
cargo + -ism
Noun
cargoism (uncountable)
- The beliefs associated with cargo cults (unorthodox religious movements among the people of Melanesia based upon Western manufactured goods).
- 2012, G. W. Trompf, Cargo Cults and Millenarian Movements (page xii)
- What is becoming clear is that the ethos of cargoism is widespread, takes many forms, and represents a particular version of the desire for blessings that marks most religions.
- 2012, G. W. Trompf, Cargo Cults and Millenarian Movements (page xii)