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cultus

/ˈkʌl.təs/

cultus noun: established or accepted religious rites or customs of worship; state of religious development.

Noun

cultus (plural cultuses)

  1. Established or accepted religious rites or customs of worship; state of religious development.
    • Among the rituals which members of their family had inaugurated in other states of Greece, was a peculiar cultus of Hermes (Mercury) at Stymphalus in Arcadia.1879, F. D. Morice, Pindar, chapter 8, page 124

Forms of cultus

pluralcultuses

Origin of cultus

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

Questions about cultus

What does cultus mean?
Cultus means established or accepted religious rites or customs of worship; state of religious development.
What part of speech is cultus?
Cultus is a noun.
How do you pronounce cultus?
Cultus is pronounced /ˈkʌl.təs/.
What is the plural of cultus?
The plural of cultus is cultuses.

Words near cultus in the dictionary

  1. culturome
  2. culturomes
  3. culturomic
  4. culturomics
  5. culturopolitical
  6. cultus
  7. cultus cod
  8. cultuses
  9. culty
  10. Culubasa
  11. culver

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