FERTILITY CULT

Meaning of FERTILITY CULT in English

1. a religious cult devoted to the enhancement of the fertility of persons, plants, or animals, by means of rituals often associated with a particular deity.

2. the body of members of such a cult.

[ 1930-35 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

FERTILITY CULT — noun 1. : a system of nature worship involving rites and ceremonies believed to ensure productiveness of plants, animals, and …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FERTILITY CULT — ■ noun a religious system of some agricultural societies in which seasonal rites are performed to ensure good harvests and …
Concise Oxford English vocab
CULT — cult- see coler; cultro
Interlingua English vocab
FERTILITY — noun Date: 15th century the quality or state of being fertile, the birthrate of a population
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FERTILITY — Ability of an individual or couple to reproduce through normal sexual activity. About 80% of healthy, fertile women are able …
Английский словарь Британика
CULT — Collective veneration or worship (e.g., the cult of the saints meaning collective veneration of the saints in Roman Catholicism). In …
Английский словарь Британика
FERTILITY — I. ˌfərˈtiləd.ē, fə̄ˈ-, fəiˈ-, _fə(r)ˈ-, -lətē, -i noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English fertilite, from Middle French fertilité, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CULT — ˈkəlt noun ( -s ) Etymology: French & Latin; French culte, from Latin cultus care, cultivation, culture, adoration, from cultus, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FERTILITY — (n.) The state or quality of being fertile or fruitful; fruitfulness; productiveness; fecundity; richness; abundance of resources; fertile invention; quickness; …
Английский словарь Webster
FERTILITY — /feuhr til"i tee/ , n. 1. the state or quality of being fertile. 2. Biol. the ability to produce offspring; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CULT — — cultic, cultual /kul"chooh euhl/ , adj. — cultish , adj. /kult/ , n. 1. a particular system of religious …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FERTILITY — n. fecundity, reproductivity, fruitfulness
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
FERTILITY — noun Date: 15th century 1. : the quality or state of being fertile 2. : the birthrate of a population
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CULT — noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: French & Latin; French culte, from Latin cultus care, adoration, from colere to cultivate — …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FERTILITY — noun the state or quality of being fertile or fruitful; fruitfulness; productiveness; fecundity; richness; abundance of resources; fertile invention; quickness; …
Webster English vocab
CULT — noun attentive care; homage; worship. 2. cult ·noun a system of religious belief and worship.
Webster English vocab
FERTILITY — [fer.til.i.ty] n (15c) 1: the quality or state of being fertile 2: the birthrate of a population
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CULT — [cult] n, often attrib [F & L; F culte, fr. L cultus care, adoration, fr. colere to cultivate--more at wheel] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FERTILITY — fertility BrE AmE fɜː ˈtɪl ət i fə-, -ət- AmE \ f ə r ˈtɪl ət̬ i ▶ fer ˈ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CULT — cult BrE AmE kʌlt ▷ cults kʌlts
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FERTILITY — / fəˈtɪləti; NAmE fərˈt-/ noun [ U ] the state of being fertile : the fertility of the soil / …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CULT — / kʌlt; NAmE / noun , adjective ■ noun 1. [ usually sing. ] cult (of sth) a way of …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FERTILITY — fer ‧ til ‧ i ‧ ty /fɜːˈtɪləti, fɜːˈtɪlɪti $ fɜːr-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] 1 . the ability of …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CULT — I. cult 1 /kʌlt/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: French ; Origin: culte , from Latin cultus …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CULT — n. 1 a system of religious worship esp. as expressed in ritual. 2 a devotion or homage to a person …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CULT — n. 1 a system of religious worship esp. as expressed in ritual. 2 a devotion or homage to a person …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CULT — n.1 a system of religious worship esp. as expressed in ritual. 2 a devotion or homage to a person or …
Oxford English vocab
FERTILITY — see fertile
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CULT — ( cults) 1. A cult is a fairly small religious group, especially one which is considered strange. The teenager may …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FERTILITY — see fertile
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
CULT — (~s) 1. A ~ is a fairly small religious group, especially one which is considered strange. The teenager may have …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
FERTILITY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a fertility clinic (= helping people to become pregnant ) ▪ We scheduled an appointment …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CULT — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cult hero (= someone who a particular group of people admire ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FERTILITY — [noun] [U]a fertility symbolThere's a lot of concern over declining fertility rates.You can take special drugs to increase your fertility.
Cambridge English vocab
CULT — [noun] [C] - (a group of people who follow) a particular system of religious belief, or (figurative) a strong interest …
Cambridge English vocab
FERTILITY — n. Ability of an individual or couple to reproduce through normal sexual activity. About 80% of healthy, fertile women are …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CULT — n. Collective veneration or worship (e.g., the cult of the saints meaning collective veneration of the saints in Roman Catholicism). …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
FERTILITY — Synonyms and related words : abundance, affluence, ample sufficiency, ampleness, amplitude, avalanche, bonanza, bountifulness, bountiousness, bumper crop, cloud of words, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
FERTILITY — n. Function: noun the quality or state of being fertile FF1C; insure the fertility of the soil FF1E; Synonyms: fecundity, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
FERTILITY — n. 1. Fecundity, fertileness. 2. Fruitfulness, productiveness, plenteousness, exuberance, luxuriance, abundance, richness.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
FERTILITY — noun the quality or state of being fertile insure the fertility of the soil Synonyms: fecundity, fruitfulness, prolificacy Related Word: …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
FERTILITY — noun
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
FERTILITY — noun Fertility is used before these nouns: ↑ clinic , ↑ god , ↑ goddess , ↑ problem , ↑ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
CULT — noun 1 worship of a person/thing ADJECTIVE ▪ personality ▪ the personality ~ of the president CULT + NOUN ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
CULT — n. 25B6; noun a religious cult : SECT, denomination, group, movement, church, persuasion, body, faction. the cult of youth in …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
FERTILITY — сущ. 1) а) плодородие; изобилие (в области животного и растительного мира) Syn : abundance, fecundity, fruitfulness, productiveness б) перен. богатство …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CULT — сущ. 1) поклонение, почитание Syn : worship 2) вера, вероисповедание, исповедание Syn : denomination, creed, religion 3) культ, обожествление, поклонение, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FERTILITY — fertility.ogg fɜ:ʹtılıtı n 1. 1> плодородие fertility of soil - плодородие почвы 2> изобилие; богатство fertility of thought imagination - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CULT — cult.ogg kʌlt n 1. 1> культ, поклонение ( божеству ) the cult of Apollo - культ Аполлона 2> религиозные обряды …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CULT — cult сущ.1) поклонение, почитание Syn:worship 2) вера, вероисповедание, исповедание Syn:denomination, creed, religion 3) культ, обожествление, поклонение, преклонение cult of the …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
FERTILITY — n 1. 1> плодородие fertility of soil - плодородие почвы 2> изобилие; богатство fertility of thought imagination - богатство мысли …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
CULT — n 1. 1> культ, поклонение ( божеству ) the cult of Apollo - культ Аполлона 2> религиозные обряды 2. 1> …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
FERTILITY — сущ. 1) а) плодородие; изобилие ( в области животного и растительного мира ) Syn: abundance , fecundity , fruitfulness , …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
CULT — сущ. 1) поклонение, почитание Syn: worship 2) вера, вероисповедание, исповедание Syn: denomination , creed , religion 3) культ, обожествление, поклонение, …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
FERTILITY — сущ. 1) а) плодородие; изобилие (в области животного и растительного мира) Syn: abundance, fecundity, fruitfulness, productiveness б) богатство (фантазии и т. п.) all the fertility of …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
CULT — сущ. 1) поклонение, почитание Syn: worship 2) вера, вероисповедание, исповедание Syn: denomination, creed, religion 3) культ, обожествление, поклонение, преклонение cult of the individual — культ личности the cult of …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
CULT — _n. 1> вероисповедание 2> культ, преклонение; cult of the individual - культ личности _Syn: denomination
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
CULT — n. 1. вероисповедание 2. культ, преклонение; cult of the individual - культ личности Syn: denomination
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
CULT — _n. 1> вероисповедание 2> культ, преклонение; cult of the individual культ личности
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
FERTILITY — 1) фактическая плодовитость, фертильность; рождаемость 2) деторождение 3) плодородие; изобилие - fertility of marriage - fertility of noncontracepting couples - …
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике и финансам
FERTILITY — сущ. 1) плодородие, изобилие; 2) рождаемость; 3) способность брачной пары к биологическому производству потомства; - fertility rate - natural fertility
Англо-Русский социологический энциклопедический словарь
CULT — сущ. 1) культ; преклонение, возвеличивание; - religious cult - cult figure - cult hero - cult of ancestors - cult …
Англо-Русский социологический энциклопедический словарь
FERTILITY — сущ. 1) а) плодородие; изобилие (в области животного и растительного мира) Syn : abundance, fecundity, fruitfulness, productiveness б) перен. богатство …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
CULT — сущ. 1) поклонение, почитание Syn : worship 2) вера, вероисповедание, исповедание Syn : denomination, creed, religion 3) культ, обожествление, поклонение, …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь

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