cultus coolee

[ kuhl-tuhs -koo-lee ]

/ ˈkʌl təs ˈku li /

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noun Chiefly Western Canada.

a purposeless or recreational stroll or ride.

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Origin of cultus coolee

From Chinook Jargon, dating back to 1890–95; see origin at cultus², coulee

Words nearby cultus coolee

culture war, culturist, culturology, culturomics, cultus, cultus coolee, culver, Culver City, culver hole, culverin, Culver's root

How to use cultus coolee in a sentence

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