Cultus /(k?l"t?s)/

Cul·tus

Cultus

n. sing. & pl.

pl. Cultuses ((-z))

  1. Established or accepted religious rites or usages of worship; state of religious development. Cf. Cult, 2.

Cultus

a.
  1. Bad, worthless; no good. [Northwestern U. S.]
    “A bad horse, cultus [no good] !” he said, beating it with his whip.