1.
[syn: cult, cultus, religious cult]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Cultus \Cul"tus\ (k?l"t?s), n. sing. & pl.; E. pl. Cultuses
(-?z). [L., cultivation, culture. See Cult.]
Established or accepted religious rites or usages of worship;
state of religious development. Cf. Cult, 2.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Cultus \Cul"tus\, a. [See Cultus cod.]
Bad, worthless; no good. [Northwestern U. S.]
"A bad horse, cultus [no good] !" he said, beating it
with his whip. --F. H. Balch.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
cultus
n 1: a system of religious beliefs and rituals; "devoted to the
cultus of the Blessed Virgin" [syn: cult, cultus,
religious cult]