cultism

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˈkʌltɪzəm/ UK /ˈkʌltɪzəm/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
devotion to or the practices of a cult

Scholars debated whether the movement had drifted into outright cultism.

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Synonyms

1 noun · devotion to or the... sectarianism fanaticism devotion

Word family

Derived forms cultist

Related forms cult culticcultus

Etymology

From English 'cult', from Latin cultus ('worship, reverence'), from colere ('to cultivate, worship'), with the abstract suffix -ism.

cultus Latin colere Latin

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# cultism

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈkʌltɪzəm/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈkʌltɪzəm/

## Meanings
1. devotion to or the practices of a cult

## Examples
- Scholars debated whether the movement had drifted into outright cultism.

## Synonyms
- sectarianism
- fanaticism
- devotion

## Derived Forms
- cultist

## Related Forms
- cult
- cultic
- cultus

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: cultus
- Root: colere

## Etymology
From English 'cult', from Latin cultus ('worship, reverence'), from colere ('to cultivate, worship'), with the abstract suffix -ism.

## AI Etymology
Cultism comes from English 'cult', from Latin cultus ('worship, reverence'), from colere ('to cultivate, worship'), with the abstract suffix -ism. The etymological trail includes Latin cultus and Latin colere. As a noun, cultism names devotion to or the practices of a cult. The same family is visible in derived forms such as cultist and related forms such as cult, cultic, and cultus. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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