Pronunciation : Cult (klt) n .
Etymology : [F. culte, L. cultus care, culture, fr. colere to cultivate. Cf. Cultus.]
Definition : 1. Attentive care; homage; worship. Every one is convinced of the reality of a better self, and of. thecult or homage which is due to it. Shaftesbury.
2. A system of religious belief and worship. That which was the religion of Moses is the ceremonial or cult of the religion of Christ. Coleridge.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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