What does culte in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word culte in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use culte in French.

The word culte in French means cult, service, worship, cult, cult, cult, cult of thinness, obsession with thinness, personality cult, cult of personality, personality cult, ancestor worship, cult of the body, obsession with body image, obsession with appearance, parish tithes, cult movie, freedom of religion, religious freedom, freedom to worship, place of worship, cult book, sacred object, holy object, worship. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word culte

cult

nom masculin (hommage religieux)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les Incas pratiquaient le culte au soleil.
The Incas practised the sun cult.

service

nom masculin (service religieux protestant)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le culte protestant est dirigé par un pasteur.
The Protestant service is led by a minister.

worship

nom masculin (religion)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pour pouvoir se marier avec elle, il a dû changer de culte.
In order to marry her, he had to change his religion.

cult

nom masculin (vénération)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le culte de la personnalité est l'une des caractéristiques récurrentes chez les dictateurs.
Personality cults are a recurrent characteristic among dictators.

cult

adjectif (familier (qui sert de référence)

(noun as adjective: Describes another noun--for example, "boat race," "dogfood.")
Ce film est culte pour toute cette génération.
This is a cult film for that whole generation.

cult

adjectif (qui sert de référence)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
« Chapeau melon et bottes de cuir » est pour moi une série-culte. // « Fondation » est un livre-culte pour les amateurs de science-fiction. // Ce film comprend beaucoup de répliques-cultes.
This film contains a large number of famous lines.

cult of thinness, obsession with thinness

nom masculin (obsession de ne pas trop manger)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

personality cult, cult of personality

nom masculin (soumission)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

personality cult

nom masculin (idolâtrie d'un dirigeant)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

ancestor worship

nom masculin (hommage religieux aux anciens)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le culte des ancêtres était fort dans les peuples antiques.

cult of the body, obsession with body image, obsession with appearance

nom masculin (obsession d'un corps parfait)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

parish tithes

nom masculin (Religion : offrande des fidèle)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Le denier du culte est en baisse ces derniers temps.

cult movie

nom masculin (film de référence)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

freedom of religion, religious freedom, freedom to worship

nom féminin (libre choix de religion) (human rights)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La République française garantit la liberté de culte.

place of worship

nom masculin (lieu où pratiquer sa religion)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

cult book

nom masculin (livre de référence)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il y a des livres cultes dans chaque thématique d'écriture que cela soit sur les fourmis ou l'immensité du ciel.

sacred object, holy object

nom masculin (relique sacrée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

worship

(adorer) (Religion)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Les Égyptiens vouaient un culte au Soleil.

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