noun
- plural of cultus; systems of religious worship or ritual practices
Usage: formal; academic
Examples
- The anthropologist studied various cultuses practiced by indigenous tribes.
- Ancient cultuses often involved elaborate ceremonial offerings.
- The museum displayed artifacts from different religious cultuses.
- Scholars compared the cultuses of Mediterranean civilizations.
- The book examined how cultuses evolved over centuries.
- Different cultuses emerged in response to local beliefs and customs.