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cultus - 6 dictionary results

cul⋅tus

1[kuhl-tuhs]
–noun, plural -tus⋅es, -ti [-tahy] .
a cult.

Origin:
1630–40; < L; see cult

cul⋅tus

2[kuhl-tuhs]
–noun, plural -tus⋅es, (especially collectively) -tus.
lingcod.
Also called cultus cod.


Origin:
1850–55, Americanism; < Chinook Jargon kə́ltəs worthless, bad, < Lower Chinook kə́ltas in vain, only (but perh. itself < Chinook Jargon)

ling⋅cod

[ling-kod]
–noun, plural -cods, (especially collectively) -cod.
a large-mouthed game fish, Ophiodon elongatus, of the North Pacific, related to the greenling.
Also, ling cod.
Also called cultus.


Origin:
1880–85; ling 1 + cod 1
cul·tus   (kŭl'təs)   
n.   pl. cul·tus·es or cul·ti (-tī)
A cult, especially a religious one.

[Latin, veneration; see cult.]

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.

Cultus

Cul"tus\, a. [See Cultus cod.] Bad, worth less; no good. [Northwestern U. S.]

"A bad horse, cultus [no good] !" he said, beating it with his whip. --F. H. Balch.
Language Translation for : cultus
Spanish: culto,
German: der Kult,
Japanese: 崇拝
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