Cultship
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 The state or condition of a cult. uncountable
"Despite a long history of administrative autonomy within the Empire and strong cultural ties with the Jukun – the Arago and the Jukun had similar notions of divine chieftaincy and cultship – Keana became a tributary of Bauchi and Sokoto in the mid-nineteenth century and Doma a vassal of Zaria […]."
Example
More examples"Despite a long history of administrative autonomy within the Empire and strong cultural ties with the Jukun – the Arago and the Jukun had similar notions of divine chieftaincy and cultship – Keana became a tributary of Bauchi and Sokoto in the mid-nineteenth century and Doma a vassal of Zaria […]."
Etymology
From cult + -ship.
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