dendrolatry

English

Etymology

From dendro- +‎ -latry, from Ancient Greek δένδρον (déndron, “tree”) + λατρεία (latreía, “worship”))[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

dendrolatry (uncountable)

  1. The worship of trees.[1]

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References

  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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