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cultus
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cultus, n. sing. & pl. [L., cultivation, culture. See Cult.].
Established or accepted religious rites or usages of worship; state of religious development. Cf. Cult, 2. [1913 Webster]
cultus, a. [See Cultus cod.].
Bad, worthless; no good.
"“A bad horse, cultus [no good] !” he said, beating it with his whip." [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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