\Cul"tus\ (k?l"t?s), n. sing. & pl.; E. pl. {Cultuses} (-?z). [L., cultivation, culture. See {Cult}.] Established or accepted religious rites or usages of worship; state of religious development. Cf. {Cult}, 2.
\Cul"tus\, a. [See {Cultus cod}.] Bad, worth less; no good. [Northwestern U. S.] ``A bad horse, cultus [no good] !'' he said, beating it with his whip. --F. H. Balch.