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ophiolatry

ophiolatry noun: snake worship.

Noun

ophiolatry (uncountable)

  1. snake worship
    • The serpent depicted on one of the food vessels is so close in its symbolism to this mythic being of Tusayan folklore that it is probable ophiolatry of a kindred sort was practiced in the ancient pueblo of Sikyatki where it was found.1896, Smithsonian Institution, Annual Report of the Board of Regents

ophiolatry meaning in Tamil

ophiolatry in Tamil

பாம்பு வழிபாடு, நாகர்

Origin of ophiolatry

From ophio- + -latry, from Ancient Greek ὄφις (óphis, “snake”) and λατρεία (latreía, “worship”).

Words formed from ophiolatry

Questions about ophiolatry

What does ophiolatry mean?
Ophiolatry means snake worship.
What is ophiolatry in Tamil?
Ophiolatry in Tamil is பாம்பு வழிபாடு, நாகர். See Ophiolatry meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is ophiolatry?
Ophiolatry is a noun.

Words near ophiolatry in the dictionary

  1. ophiohelids
  2. ophioid
  3. ophiolater
  4. ophiolaters
  5. ophiolatrous
  6. ophiolatry
  7. ophiolepidid
  8. ophiolepidids
  9. ophioleucin
  10. ophioleucinid
  11. ophioleucinids

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Adapted from Wiktionary: ophiolatry (page history and authors); ophiolatry (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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