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Cultus

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Cul′tus

(k?l′t?s)
,
Noun.
s
ing.
&
pl.
;
E. pl.
Cultuses
(-[GREEK]z)
.
[L., cultivation, culture. See
Cult
.]
Established or accepted religious rites or usages of worship; state of religious development. Cf.
Cult
, 2.

Definition 2024

cultus

cultus

English

Noun

cultus ‎(plural cultuses)

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

See also

Latin

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkul.tus/, [ˈkʊɫ.tʊs]

Etymology 1

Perfect passive participle of colō ‎(“till, cultivate; worship”).

Participle

cultus m ‎(feminine culta, neuter cultum); first/second declension

  1. tilled, cultivated, having been cultivated
  2. protected, nurtured, having been protected
  3. (figuratively) worshipped, honored, having been worshipped
  4. (figuratively) dressed, clothed, adorned, having been adorned
Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
nominative cultus culta cultum cultī cultae culta
genitive cultī cultae cultī cultōrum cultārum cultōrum
dative cultō cultō cultīs
accusative cultum cultam cultum cultōs cultās culta
ablative cultō cultā cultō cultīs
vocative culte culta cultum cultī cultae culta
Descendants

Etymology 2

Noun

cultus m ‎(genitive cultūs); fourth declension

  1. The act of tilling or cultivating.
  2. The act of honoring or worshipping, reverence, adoration, veneration; loyalty
  3. A religious group, cult, sect.
  4. Care directed to the refinement of life, cultural pursuit, civilization, culture, style; elegance, polish, refinement.
  5. Style of dress, external appearance, clothing, attire; ornament, decoration, splendor.
  6. (rare) The act of laboring at, labor, care, cultivation, culture.
  7. (rare) Training, education, culture.
Inflection

Fourth declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative cultus cultūs
genitive cultūs cultuum
dative cultuī cultibus
accusative cultum cultūs
ablative cultū cultibus
vocative cultus cultūs
Related terms
Descendants

References

  • cultus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • cultus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • CULTUS in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • Félix Gaffiot (1934), “cultus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
  • Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • mental culture: animi, ingenii cultus (not cultura)
    • to be quite uncivilised: omnis cultus et humanitatis expertem esse
    • to be quite uncivilised: ab omni cultu et humanitate longe abesse (B. G. 1. 1. 3)
    • worship of the gods; divine service: cultus dei, deorum (N. D. 2. 3. 8)
    • (ambiguous) to civilise men, a nation: homines, gentem a fera agrestique vita ad humanum cultum civilemque deducere (De Or. 1. 8. 33)

Etymology

Latin , cultivation, culture. See cult.

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