US /θiˈɑː.lə.tri/ UK /θiˈɒl.ə.tri/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    the worship of a god or gods

    The historian distinguished the community's theolatry from the worship of rulers and ancestors.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · the worship of a god or gods divine worshipworship of gods
Opposites
atheismirreligion
Word family
Forms theolaters
Derived forms theolatertheolatroustheolaters

Etymology

From Greek theo- ("god") + -latry ("worship"), ultimately from latreía ("service, worship"). The corresponding worshipper is a theolater.

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