cult
cult \'k*lt\ \'k*l-tik\ \'k*l-.tiz-*m\ \'k*l-t*st\ n [F & L; F culte, fr. L cultus care, adoration, fr. cultus, pp]. of colere to cultivate - more at WHEEL 1: formal religious veneration : WORSHIP 2: a system of religious beliefs and ritual; also : its body of adh erents 3: a system for the cure of disease based on dogma set forth by its promulg ator 4: great and esp. faddish devotion; also : its object or adherents - cul.tic aj