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cultus.

habitation; cultivation (land); civilization, refinement; polish, elegance; care, worship, devotion/observance; form of worship, cult; training/education; |personal care/maintenance/grooming; style; finery, splendor; neatness/order;

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈkʊɫ.tʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈkul.tus]
  1. cultivation, tilling (the act of tilling or cultivating)

    declension-4 · masculine
  2. honoring; worship, reverence, adoration, veneration; loyalty (the act of showing honor or giving worship to)

    declension-4 · masculine
  3. cult, sect (a religious group)

    declension-4 · masculine
  4. civilization, culture, style; elegance, polish, refinement (care directed to the refinement of life, cultural pursuit)

    declension-4 · masculine
  5. style of dress, external appearance, clothing, attire; ornament, decoration, splendor

    declension-4 · masculine
  6. labor, care, cultivation, culture

    declension-4 · masculine · rare
  7. training, education, culture

    declension-4 · masculine · rare
verb[ˈkʊɫ.tʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈkul.tus]
  1. tilled, cultivated, having been cultivated

    declension-1 · declension-2 · form-of · participle · passive · perfect
  2. protected, nurtured, having been protected

    declension-1 · declension-2 · form-of · participle · passive · perfect
  3. worshipped, honored, having been worshipped

    declension-1 · declension-2 · figuratively · form-of · participle · passive · perfect
  4. dressed, clothed, adorned, having been adorned

    declension-1 · declension-2 · figuratively · form-of · participle · passive · perfect
Where this word comes from

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

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