Kult

See also: kult, kült, and kult.

German

Alternative forms

• Kultus

Etymology

17th century, from Latin cultus.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

Kult m (strong, genitive Kultes or Kults, plural Kulte)

1. cult (religious ritual)
2. (informal, in compounds or predicative) something iconic, emblematic, famous, a cult classic

   Dieser Film ist Kult, ein absoluter Kultfilm.

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Usage notes

• For “cult” meaning a type of religious group with strict internal control etc., use Sekte.

Declension

Declension of Kult [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Kult	die	Kulte
genitive	eines	des	Kultes, Kults	der	Kulte
dative	einem	dem	Kult, Kulte1	den	Kulten
accusative	einen	den	Kult	die	Kulte

¹Now rare, see notes.

Hyponyms

• Heiligenkult
• Mysterienkult

Derived terms

• kultisch

Further reading

• “Kult” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Kult” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Kult” in Duden online