culto — meaning in English
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English meaning
- church noun A building used for Christian worship.
- cult noun A group organized around an unconventional set of religious or philosophical beliefs, often isolating members from outside society under a controlling leader.
- cultivated adj Well-educated and refined in manner or taste.
- cultured adjective Well-educated and refined in manner, taste, or knowledge of the arts.
- educated adj Having received a significant level of schooling or training.
- knowledgeable adj Having a lot of knowledge, especially about a particular subject.
- sect noun A group with beliefs, especially religious ones, that differ from those of a larger group it split from.
- service noun Work done to help or benefit someone, or the act of providing this.
- worship noun Reverence and devotion shown to a god or sacred figure.
Senses
culto is used for these senses in English:
- church (uncountable, countable, as bare noun) Christian worship held at a church; service. [from 10th c.]
- cult (religion) The veneration, devotion, and religious rites given to a deity (especially in a historical polytheistic context), or (in a Christian context) to a saint; a subset of worship.
- cult (chiefly, derogatory) A group, sect or movement following an unorthodox religious or philosophical system of beliefs, especially one in which members remove and exclude themselves from greater society, including family members not part of the cult, and show extreme devotion to a charismatic leader.
- cultivated (of a person) cultured, refined, educated
- cultured Learned in the ways of civilized society; civilized; refined.
- educated Having attained a level of higher education, such as a college degree.
- sect An offshoot of a larger religion or denomination.
- service A musical composition for use in churches.
church — full definition
- noun A building used for Christian worship.
- noun A religious service held for Christian worship.
- noun A particular Christian denomination or organized branch of Christianity.
- noun Christians collectively, or organized religion viewed as an institution.
cult — full definition
- noun A group organized around an unconventional set of religious or philosophical beliefs, often isolating members from outside society under a controlling leader.
- noun A strong following of devoted fans built around a particular person, idea, or work.