cultus

Noun
Synonyms: cultreligious cult

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a system of religious beliefs and rituals“devoted to the cultus of the Blessed Virgin”Synonyms: cultreligious cult
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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]
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.]

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