Cultus

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

cultus
    n 1: a system of religious beliefs and rituals; "devoted to the
         cultus of the Blessed Virgin" [syn: {cult}, {cultus},
         {religious cult}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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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