Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cultism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.52 in modern English

Syllables: cultism
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The system or practice of a cult.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Synonym of culteranismo.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

learned borrowing.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Also keep in mind that the Democrats of today are part of a new woke cultism – They are not necessarily the same Democrats from 30 years ago."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: cultismo
Suffix: cult

Usage

Inflected Forms

cultisms (plural)

Derived Forms

anticultism

Frequently Paired Words

cultist

Synonyms

culteranismo devotion veneration

Questions

What does cultism mean?: The system or practice of a cult.
Where does cultism come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

How to pronounce cultism

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