kultusz

Hungarian

noun
Definitions
  • cult the veneration and religious rites given to a deity
  • cult excessive veneration, reverence, idolatry
  • (derogatory) cult
  • (rare) passion, hobby
  • (colloquial) ministry of culture

Etymology

Borrowed from German Kultus derived from Latin cultus (adoration, care, cult, culture, the act of cultivating, cultivation, veneration, cultivated, reverence).

Origin

Latin

cultus

Gloss

adoration, care, cult, culture, the act of cultivating, cultivation, veneration, cultivated, reverence

Kanji

慕

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