cultus

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[ kuhl-tuhs ]
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noun,plural cul·tus·es, cul·ti [kuhl-tahy]. /ˈkʌl taɪ/.
  1. a cult.

Origin of cultus

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From Latin, dating back to 1630–40; see origin at cult

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Other definitions for cultus (2 of 2)

cultus2
[ kuhl-tuhs ]

noun,plural cul·tus·es, (especially collectively) cul·tus.

Origin of cultus

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1850–55, Americanism;<Chinook Jargon kə́ltəs worthless, bad, <Lower Chinook kə́ltas in vain, only (but perhaps itself <Chinook Jargon)
  • Also called cultus cod .

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How to use cultus in a sentence

  • The hike has a significant 1,500-foot elevation gain, but you can tack on a few extra miles by continuing on the PCT at either Deer Lake or cultus Creek Trail 108 to make a loop.

  • Furthermore, with the death of Albert Pike the cultus of Lucifer is said to have undergone a significant transfiguration.

    Devil-Worship in France | Arthur Edward Waite
  • Finally, no religious cultus of any kind is performed at its meetings, and no woman has ever passed its threshold.

    Devil-Worship in France | Arthur Edward Waite
  • In the religious cultus an earlier degree of culture comes to light a remnant of former times.

    We Philologists, Volume 8 (of 18) | Friedrich Nietzsche
  • It does not help us much to fall back on the Latin word, cultus, for we understand that the meaning is the same.

    Our Lady Saint Mary | J. G. H. Barry
  • As M. Comte's religion has a cultus, so also it has a clergy, who are the pivot of his entire social and political system.

    August Comte and Positivism | John-Stuart Mill

British Dictionary definitions for cultus

cultus

/ (ˈkʌltəs) /


nounplural -tuses or -ti (-taɪ)
  1. mainly RC Church another word for cult (def. 1)

Origin of cultus

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C17: from Latin: a toiling over something, refinement, cult

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