cultism C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas US /ˈkʌltɪzəm/ UK /ˈkʌltɪzəm/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun devotion to or the practices of a cult Scholars debated whether the movement had drifted into outright cultism. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · devotion to or the... sectarianismfanaticismdevotion Word family Derived forms cultist Related forms cultculticcultus Etymology AI details From English 'cult', from Latin cultus ('worship, reverence'), from colere ('to cultivate, worship'), with the abstract suffix -ism. cultus Latin colere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 markdown