cult vs macumba

cult and macumba both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cult	Yes	No	No	No
macumba	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, macumba is a hyponym of cult; that is, macumba is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cult:

cult: a system of religious beliefs and rituals
macumba: a Brazilian religious cult of African origin; combines voodoo elements with singing and chanting and dancing

Other hyponyms of cult include cargo cult, obeah, obi, Rastafarianism, hoodooism, vodoun, voodoo, voodooism, sabianism.

As nouns, macumba is a hyponym of cult; that is, macumba is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cult:

Other hyponyms of cult include obeah, obi, Rastafarian, voodoo, Rastafari, Rastas, Wicca.

cult (noun)	macumba (noun)
a system of religious beliefs and rituals	a Brazilian religious cult of African origin; combines voodoo elements with singing and chanting and dancing
an interest followed with exaggerated zeal	popular dance music of Brazil; derived from the practices of the macumba religious cult
a religion or sect that is generally considered to be unorthodox, extremist, or false	(Brazil) followers of a religious cult of African origin
followers of an exclusive system of beliefs and practices
followers of an unorthodox, extremist, or false religion or sect who often live outside of conventional society under the direction of a charismatic leader