Meaning of arborolatry | Babel Free

Definitions

The worship of trees.

uncountable

Examples

“It is now generally supposed that the forbidden fruit was a kind of citrus, but certain facts connected with arborolatry seem to me to disprove this opinion.”

“Trcesof this arborolatry still exist everywhere, both in Moslem and Christian countries; and even the Persians, who abhorred images as much as the Hebrews ever did, rendered homage to certain trees.”

“The Seven Sins of Archaeology: (1) Mono-Arborolatry: Worshipping one particular tree above the forest[…]”

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