Definition of CULTISM

cultism

Plural: cultisms

Noun

  • Excessive devotion to a cult or its practices.
  • devotion to the doctrine or a cult or to the practices of a cult
  • religious zeal; the willingness to serve God
  • The system or practice of a cult.
  • Synonym of culteranismo.
  • learned borrowing.

Examples

  • His CULTISM for two-letter words was legendary, often winning games with them.

Origin / Etymology

From cult + -ism. The linguistic sense is from Spanish cultismo.

Scrabble Score: 11

cultism: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
cultism: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
cultism: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

cultism: valid Words With Friends Word