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Kenya has jailed a Christian group leader in connection with the mass death of his followers after the recent finding of a burial ground and remains.
肯尼亚监禁了一名基督教组织领袖，原因是他与追随者大规模死亡事件有关，不久之前，在肯尼亚发现了一处墓地和许多遗体。
Cult
邪教；异教
Officials say Paul Mackenzie ordered his followers to starve to death to get to heaven.
官员们表示，保罗·麦肯齐命令他的追随者饿死才能上天堂。
More than 200 died, making it one of the worst cult-related disasters in recent history.
超过200人死亡，这起事件成为近代史上与邪教有关的最严重的灾难之一。
A cult is a small, usually religious, group with extreme, often dangerous, beliefs and behaviors.
邪教指的是小规模的、通常是宗教性质的，有着极端的、往往是危险的信仰和行为的团体。
But, you can use the word more generally to describe any group deeply loyal to a person or idea.
但是，你可以更笼统地使用这个词来描述任何对某个人或想法非常忠诚的群体。
