in church-history, a sort of monkish priests, formerly inhabiting Scotland and Ireland. Being remarkable for the religious exercises of preaching and praying, they were called, by way of eminence, cultores Dei; from whence is derived the word culdees. They made choice of one of their own fraternity to be their spiritual head, who was afterwards called the Scots bishop.

CULEUS, in Roman antiquity, the largest measure of capacity for things liquid, containing 20 amphora, or 40 urnae. It contained 143 gallons, 3 pints, English wine-measure; and was 11.095 solid inches.