culte

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cultus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

culte m or f (masculine and feminine plural cultes)

  1. cultured, world-wise
    Antonym: inculte

Noun

culte m (plural cultes)

  1. worship
    Synonym: adoració

Further reading

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡sultɛ]

Verb

culte

  1. second-person plural imperative of culit

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cultus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kylt/
    • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ylt
  • Homophone: cultes

Noun

culte m (plural cultes)

  1. religion
  2. 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

  • English: cult
  • Romanian: cult
  • Turkish: kült

Adjective

culte (plural cultes)

  1. (relational) cult
  2. iconic

Further reading

Latin

Participle

culte

  1. 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

  • IPA(key): [ˈkulte]

Noun

culte n

  1. indefinite plural of cult
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