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.
ETYMOLOGY, THE ROOT MEANING OF WORDS “techer” - mid-14c, "one who provides moral guidance to another;" late 14c., "one who gives instruction” 🕎Isaiah 58:1-2 KJV