Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cultic

/kˈʌltɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.19 in modern English

Syllables: cul-tic
IPA: /kˈʌltɪk/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

ritual, relating to cult (religious ritual)

adj

cultish, cultlike, relating to (the methods of) cults (type of sect)

Etymology

Etymology tree English cult Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English cultic From cult + -ic.

Derived Forms

cultically

Questions

How do you pronounce cultic?: The recorded pronunciation is /kˈʌltɪk/.
What does cultic mean?: ritual, relating to cult (religious ritual)
Where does cultic come from?: Etymology tree English cult Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English cultic From cult + -ic.

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