zoolatry
See also: zoölatry
English
Alternative forms
- zoölatry
Etymology
zoo- + -latry
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zəʊˈɒlətɹi/, /zuːˈɒlətɹi/
Noun
zoolatry (uncountable)
- The worship of animals.
- 2004, Simson R Najovits, Egypt, Trunk of the Tree: A Modern Survey of an Ancient Land, →ISBN, page 227:
- Excessive zoolatry and heka practices had always been fundamental aspects of Egyptian religion and lifestyles, but from about the Late Period (c. 747 BC), they increasingly became tinged with fundamentalism and fanaticism.
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Related terms
- zoolater
- zoolatrous
Translations
worship of animals
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Further reading
Animal worship on Wikipedia.Wikipedia