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cultus

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈkʌl.təs/

1

noun

Meaning 1

Established or accepted religious rites or customs of worship; state of religious development.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a system of religious beliefs and rituals

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • devoted to the cultus of the Blessed Virgin

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cult, religious cult

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: religion, faith, religious belief

Narrower terms: cargo cult, macumba, obeah, obi, Rastafarianism, voodoo, vodoun, voodooism, hoodooism

History

Etymology

From Latin cultus (“cultivation, culture”). See cult.