"cultic" meaning in English

See cultic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: cult + -ic Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|cult|ic}} cult + -ic Head templates: {{head|en|adjective}} cultic
  1. ritual, relating to cult (religious ritual)
    Sense id: en-cultic-en-adj-Z6nDgXTC
  2. cultish, cultlike, relating to (the methods of) cults (type of sect) Translations (of or relating to a cult or the methods of cults): cultais (Irish), cultach (Irish)
    Sense id: en-cultic-en-adj-NKJf~AJf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ic Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 90 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ic: 14 86 Disambiguation of 'of or relating to a cult or the methods of cults': 42 58
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cultically

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