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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin cultus.
Pronunciation
Adjective
culte m or f (masculine and feminine plural cultes)
- cultured, world-wise
- Antonym: inculte
Noun
culte m (plural cultes)
- worship
- Synonym: adoració
Further reading
Czech
Pronunciation
Verb
culte
- second-person plural imperative of culit
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin cultus.
Pronunciation
Noun
culte m (plural cultes)
- religion
- cult (religious veneration given to a deity or saint)
Usage notes
- This term is (generally) a faux ami of English cult, which in English tends to carry a derogatory connotation.
Derived terms
Descendants
Adjective
culte (plural cultes)
- (relational) cult
- iconic
Further reading
Latin
Participle
culte
- vocative masculine singular of cultus
References
- “culte”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “culte”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- culte in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Romanian
Pronunciation
Noun
culte n
- indefinite plural of cult