ETYMOLOGY, THE ROOT MEANING OF WORDS “Cult” - 1610s, "worship, homage" 1670s, "a particular form or system of worship;" (17c.), "care, labor; cultivation, culture; The word was rare after 17c., but it was revived mid-19c.
Biden's Press Sec: "I've sorta kinda seen the reporting... I'm just not going to, um, uh, not going to, I'm not going, I, um, um, I'm just not going to go into specifics on that particular thing..."