el
masculine
/ˈkulto/
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Translation
worship, cult
Word origin
From Latin cultus ('care, cultivation, worship'), from colere ('to cultivate, to tend'). The same root gives English 'culture' and 'cultivate'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- cultus
- English cognates
- cult, culture, cultivate
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralcultos
Examples
.
The service begins at eleven in the morning.
convertido .
That group has turned into a kind of cult.
Rinden antepasados .
They pay homage to their ancestors every year.
¿ ?
What time is the Sunday service?
fieles.
The film has a cult of very loyal followers.
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