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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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This word is part of lesson 73.