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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Cultus \Cul"tus\ (k?l"t?s), noun 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. From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Cultus \Cul"tus\, adjective [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.] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: noun 1: a system of religious beliefs and rituals; "devoted to the cultus of the Blessed Virgin" [syn: {cult}, {religious cult}] [also: {culti} (pl)] |
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