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arborolatry

US/ɑɹbɚˈɑlətɹi/

arborolatry noun: the worship of trees.

Noun

arborolatry (uncountable)

  1. The worship of trees.
    • It is now generally supposed that the forbidden fruit was a kind of citrus, but certain facts connected with arborolatry seem to me to disprove this opinion.1873, C. Stanliand Wake, “The influence of the phallic idea in the religions of antiquity”, in Journal of anthropology
    • Trcesof this arborolatry still exist everywhere, both in Moslem and Christian countries; and even the Persians, who abhorred images as much as the Hebrews ever did, rendered homage to certain trees.1894, John McClintock, Cyclopædia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature, volume 4, page 241

Origin of arborolatry

From Latin arbor (“tree”) + -latry.

Questions about arborolatry

What does arborolatry mean?
Arborolatry means the worship of trees.
What part of speech is arborolatry?
Arborolatry is a noun.
How do you pronounce arborolatry?
Arborolatry is pronounced /ɑɹbɚˈɑlətɹi/ (US).

Words near arborolatry in the dictionary

  1. arborized
  2. arborizes
  3. arborizing
  4. arboroid
  5. arborol
  6. arborolatry
  7. arborols
  8. arborous
  9. arbors
  10. arborsculpture
  11. arborvirus

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