Geolatry

//d͡ʒiːˈɒlətɹi// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The worship of the Earth. uncountable

    "To this succeeded astrolatry in the East, and geolatry in the West, where the idea of the earth as a susceptible and productive agent led to the distinction of male and female divinities"

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"To this succeeded astrolatry in the East, and geolatry in the West, where the idea of the earth as a susceptible and productive agent led to the distinction of male and female divinities"

Etymology

From geo- + -latry.

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