fire-worship
fire-worship noun: the worship of fire or of a fire god or goddess.
Noun
fire-worship (uncountable)
- The worship of fire or of a fire god or goddess.
- They pour no milky draughts, they heat no cauldron. They give no gifts to the Brāhmana.... Their worship was but enchantment, sorcery, unlike the sacred law of fire-worship, wiles and magic.2001 -, Edwin Bryant, The Quest for the Origins of Vedic Culture, →ISBN
- I do not for one moment say that all conventional ornamental forms have sprung from fire-worship, for this is not the case; but I do assert that all my researches have led me to the conclusion that most Indian and some forms of European ornament, as well as forms which are in common use in Persia...2015, Christopher Dresser, Japan, →ISBN, page 327
fire-worship meaning in Tamil
fire-worship in Tamil
- தீ வழிபாடு
Forms of fire-worship
| alternative form | fire worship |
|---|---|
| alternative form | fireworship |
Questions about fire-worship
- What does fire-worship mean?
- Fire-worship means the worship of fire or of a fire god or goddess.
- What is fire-worship in Tamil?
- Fire-worship in Tamil is தீ வழிபாடு. See Fire-worship meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is fire-worship?
- Fire-worship is a noun.
Words near fire-worship in the dictionary
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