ˈkəlˌtizəm noun
( -s )
1. : devotion to the doctrine or practice of a cult
however foolish the cultism of those who systematized his half-truths — P.T.Homan
: a cultish tendency or outlook
to avoid any taint of cultism , each issue will have a different editor — Time
: a tendency to form or embrace a cult
America's intellectual history is rich in cultism , faddism, and large-scale self-deception — R.H.Rovere
2. : worship , veneration
lived in a world of antiquities and were actuated by … cultism of the dead — J.P.Marquand