\Cul"tus\ (k?l"t?s), n. sing. & pl.; E. pl. {Cultuses}
(-?z). [L., cultivation, culture. See {Cult}.]
Established or accepted religious rites or usages of worship;
state of religious development. Cf. {Cult}, 2.

\Cul"tus\, a. [See {Cultus cod}.]
Bad, worth less; no good. [Northwestern U. S.]

      ``A bad horse, cultus [no good] !'' he said, beating it
      with his whip.                           --F. H. Balch.