Definition of "cultus" [cul•tus]

• A cult, especially a religious one. (noun)

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• "And of that opinion, the external signs appearing in the words and actions of men are called worship; which is one part of that which the Latins understand by the word cultus: for cultus signifieth properly, and constantly, that labour which a man bestows on anything with a purpose to make benefit by it."
• "But the inward thoughts of men, which appear outwardly in their words and actions, are the signs of our honouring, and these go by the name of worship; in Latin, cultus."
• "She was never formally canonized but her cultus was approved by Pope Leo XIII."