Is AAA a cult

Answer 1

WikiAnswers' library of definitions has the following definition of the word "Cult":

n.

1. 1. A religion or religious sect generally considered to be extremist or false, with its followers often living in an unconventional manner under the guidance of an authoritarian, charismatic leader.
   2. The followers of such a religion or sect.
2. A system or community of religious worship and ritual.
3. The formal means of expressing religious reverence; religious ceremony and ritual.
4. A usually nonscientific method or regimen claimed by its originator to have exclusive or exceptional power in curing a particular disease.
5. 1. Obsessive, especially faddish, devotion to or veneration for a person, principle, or thing.
   2. The object of such devotion.
6. An exclusive group of persons sharing an esoteric, usually artistic or intellectual interest.

[Latin cultus, worship, from past participle of colere, to cultivate]

Based on this definition AA is not a cult.

AA is a twelve step based, self help group open to anyone. They do enourage their members to find a higher power that means something personal, but they do not dictate what that may be to each individual. There are no requirements of any kind that anyone must adhere to.