Meaning of fire worship | Babel Free

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Noun. [B2]

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“A flame burned at all times in Greek temples. Ancient Romans practiced fire worship⟳, and they charged young girls known as Vestal Virgins with keeping temple fires lit in the temple of Vesta, goddess of the hearth.”

“In 1859 there was another attempt⟳ to use⟳ natural gas commercially at an oil refinery in Baku, not far from Ateshgah and its ancient temple of fire worship⟳, but it too was a short-lived experiment⟳.”

“Fire worship⟳ was a cornerstone of Celtic practice and perpetual fires were kept on Druidic altars and in places of worship⟳.”

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