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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Cultus

/(k?l"t?s)/ · Cul·tus · IPA /ˈkʌl.təs/
01 n. sing. & pl. Established or accepted religious rites or usages of worship; state of religious development. Cf. Cult, 2.
pl. Cultuses ((-�z))
  1. 1.
    Established or accepted religious rites or usages of worship; state of religious development. Cf. Cult, 2. See: Cult
02 a. Bad, worthless; no good.
  1. 1.
    Bad, worthless; no good.[Northwestern U. S.]
    ““A bad horse, cultus [no good] !” he said, beating it with his whip.” — F. H. Balch.