dendrolatry

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

dendr- (from Ancient Greek δένδρον (dendron, “tree”)) + -o- (Ancient Greek interfix) + -latry (from Ancient Greek λατρεία (latreia, “worship”))[1]

Pronunciation [edit]

  • (RP) enPR: dĕndrŏʹlətrĭ, IPA: /dɛnˈdɹɒlətɹɪ/, X-SAMPA: /dEn"dr\Ql@tr\I/

Noun [edit]

dendrolatry (uncountable)

  1. The worship of trees.[1]

References [edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 “denˈdrolatry” defined as a derived term of the prefix “dendro-”, listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]
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