cultus

¹

[ kuhl-tuhs ]

noun

, plural cul·tus·es, cul·ti [kuhl, -tahy].

1. a cult.

cultus

²

[ kuhl-tuhs ]

noun

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

1. lingcod.

cultus

/ ˈkʌltəs /

noun

1. RC Church another word for cult

Word History and Origins

Origin of cultus¹

From Latin, dating back to 1630–40; cult

Origin of cultus²

1850–55, Americanism; < Chinook Jargon kə́ltəs worthless, bad, < Lower Chinook kə́ltas in vain, only (but perhaps itself < Chinook Jargon)

Word History and Origins

Origin of cultus¹

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

Example Sentences

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.

From Outside Online

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

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Finally, no religious cultus of any kind is performed at its meetings, and no woman has ever passed its threshold.

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In the religious cultus an earlier degree of culture comes to light a remnant of former times.

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It does not help us much to fall back on the Latin word, Cultus, for we understand that the meaning is the same.

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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.

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