anthropolatry

anthropolatry
Worship of a human as thought they were a god

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  • Anthropolatry — An thro*pol a*try, n. [Gr. ? man + ? worship.] Man worship. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • anthropolatry — (n.) worship of a human being, 1650s, from Gk. anthropos (see ANTHROPO (Cf. anthropo )) + latreia hired labor, service, worship (see LATRY (Cf. latry)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • anthropolatry — anthropolater, n. anthropolatric /an threuh pol euh trik, peuh la trik/, adj. /an threuh pol euh tree/, n. the worship of a human being as a god. [1650 60; ANTHROPO + LATRY] * * * …   Universalium

  • anthropolatry — worship of human beings Forms of Worship …   Phrontistery dictionary

  • anthropolatry — an·thro·pol·a·try …   English syllables

  • anthropolatry —   n. worship, deification of a human being …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • anthropolatry — noun the worship of human beings • Syn: ↑worship of man • Hypernyms: ↑idolatry, ↑devotion, ↑veneration, ↑cultism …   Useful english dictionary

  • Demetrio Stratos — Birth name Efstratios Demetriou Also known as Demetrio Stratos Born April 22, 1945(1945 04 22) Alexandria, Egypt Died June 13, 1979 …   Wikipedia

  • Superstition — • From supersisto, to stand in terror of the deity Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Superstition     Superstition     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • allotheism — Synonyms and related words: acosmism, animatism, animism, anthropolatry, anthropomorphism, anthropotheism, autotheism, cosmotheism, deism, ditheism, dualism, dyotheism, heathendom, heathenism, heathenry, henotheism, hylotheism, idolatry,… …   Moby Thesaurus

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