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ancestor worship

ancestor worship noun: religious or quasireligious worship of the spirits of one’s ancestors.

Noun

ancestor worship (uncountable)

  1. Religious or quasireligious worship of the spirits of one’s ancestors.
    • The ancient quarians practiced ancestor worship. Even after abandoning faith for secularism, quarians continued to revere the wisdom of elders.2008, BioWare, Mass Effect, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Quarians: Religion Codex entry

Synonyms of ancestor worship

Questions about ancestor worship

What does ancestor worship mean?
Ancestor worship means religious or quasireligious worship of the spirits of one’s ancestors.
What part of speech is ancestor worship?
Ancestor worship is a noun.

Words near ancestor worship in the dictionary

  1. ancestim
  2. ancestor
  3. Ancestor Night
  4. ancestor spirit
  5. ancestor spirits
  6. ancestor worship
  7. Ancestor X
  8. ancestoral
  9. ancestored
  10. ancestorhood
  11. ancestorial

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