culto

worship

noun KOOL-toh Rare

Origin: From Latin cultus, from colere (to tend, to worship).

Also means

cult

Usage Note

Culto covers religious worship in general (libertà di culto — freedom of worship) as well as a specific cult or sect. It also extends to intense admiration: un culto della personalità (a personality cult), or informally un film di culto (a cult film). It is always masculine. The related verb is coltivare only in the agricultural sense; adorare/venerare are used for the worship sense.

Examples

"La libertà di culto è garantita dalla Costituzione."

Natural Translation

Freedom of worship is guaranteed by the Constitution.

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