Cult
/kʌlt/noun
A system of religious veneration and devotion directed toward a particular figure or object.
Did you know?The word 'cult' stems from the Latin 'cultus', which means 'care' or 'adoration', and originally referred to the care of the gods.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*kwel-
“To turn or revolve”
Latin
Latin
cultus
“Care, cultivation, worship”
Late Latin
Latin
cultus
“Worship, reverence”
16th Century
English
cultus
“Worship, reverence”
Modern English
English
Cult
“A system of religious veneration”