Wordiyo
Vocabulary
Learn
My WordsPricing
Wordiyo

Build your English vocabulary systematically through word roots and etymology.

Explore

  • Vocabulary
  • Roots
  • My Words

Learn

  • Guides
  • Read

Company

  • About Us
  • Pricing
  • Terms of Service
  • Privacy Policy

© 2026 Wordiyo.

  1. Home
  2. /All Roots
  3. /cult

cult

Latin

Variants

cult

Related Roots

--

About This Root

From Latin colere (to cultivate, inhabit, worship) and its past participle cultum. This root branches into three distinct semantic fields: agriculture (cultivate), religion (cult), and refinement (culture, cultured). The prefix cross-/multi-/sub- creates a rich family of cultural terms (multicultural, subculture, cross-cultural).

Associated Words

agricultural

Relating to farming or cultivation of land

NGSL 3kB1

agriculture

The science and practice of farming, including growing crops and raising livestock

IELTSTOEFLB1

agriculturist

A person who practices or is expert in agriculture

C2

apiculture

The practice of keeping bees, especially for honey production

C2

aquaculture

The farming of fish or other aquatic organisms for food

C2

countercultural

Relating to a counterculture that opposes mainstream values; 反主流文化的

C2

cross-cultural

Involving or comparing different cultures; 跨文化的

cult

A group with extreme devotion to a leader or belief; a cult following

TOEFLGREB2

cultivable

Capable of being cultivated or farmed

B2

cultivate

To grow crops; to develop or nurture something

IELTSTOEFLGRE

cultivated

Refined and educated; grown by human care

GREB1

cultivation

Growing crops; developing skills or qualities

IELTSTOEFLB1

cultural

Relating to the culture, arts, and customs of a society

NGSL 2kIELTSB1

culturalist

A person who emphasizes culture as the primary shaping force in society

B2

culturally

In relation to culture or cultural values

B2

culture

To maintain in an environment suitable for growth (especially of bacteria) (compare cultivate); The arts, customs, lifestyles, background, and habits that characterize a particular society or nation

NGSL 1kIELTSTOEFL

culture-bound

Limited to or only meaningful within a specific culture

cultured

Refined and well-educated; artificially grown in a lab or controlled setting

A1

floricultural

Relating to the cultivation of flowers

C2

floriculture

The cultivation and selling of flowers

C2

horticultural

Relating to the cultivation of plants and gardening

C1

horticulture

The science and art of cultivating gardens and growing plants

IELTSTOEFLGRE

horticulturist

An expert in growing and cultivating plants

C2

intercultural

Relating to exchange between different cultures

B2

mariculture

Farming of marine organisms in seawater

C2

multicultural

Relating to or including several different cultures

C2

multiculturalism

The coexistence of multiple cultures within one society

multiculturalist

A supporter of multiculturalism; relating to multiculturalism

nonagricultural

Not related to agriculture

C2

pisciculture

The controlled breeding and rearing of fish; fish farming

C2

pop-cultural

Relating to popular culture and mainstream trends

pop-culture

Mainstream cultural trends and entertainment popular among the general public

social-cultural

Relating to both social and cultural aspects

spectacular

Impressively striking or dramatic; a lavish public performance

IELTSTOEFLGRE

spectacularly

In an impressively striking or dramatic manner

TOEFLB1

subcultural

Relating to a subculture

B2

subculture

A social group with distinct customs within a larger culture

B2

transcultural

Extending across or involving more than one culture

B2

uncultivated

Not prepared for farming; lacking education or refinement

B2

uncultured

Lacking education, refinement, or appreciation of the arts

B2

unspectacular

Not impressive or remarkable; ordinary

B1