veneration vs cultism

veneration and cultism both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
veneration	Yes	No	No	No
cultism	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, veneration and cultism are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of veneration include devotion.

veneration (noun)	cultism (noun)
religious zeal; the willingness to serve God	religious zeal; the willingness to serve God
a feeling of profound respect for someone or something	devotion to the doctrine or a cult or to the practices of a cult