Word: cultism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: cult
ism
Definition: Alternative form of culteranismo. A literary style during the Baroque period of Spain, characterized by a very ornamental, ostentatious vocabulary and a message that is complicated by a sea of metaphors and complex syntactical order.
Morphemes:
Affix: cult
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Of or relating to a cult; followers of an unorthodox, extremist, or false religion or sect who often live outside of conventional society under the direction of a charismatic leader
Etymology Compounds: Affix: cultus
Language: la
Decoded: cultus
Meaning: care, adoration; cult
Affix: -ism
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns indicating a peculiarity or characteristic of language
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισμός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ismos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms abstract nouns.