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—zoolater, n. —zoolatrous, adj./zoh ol"euh tree/, n.the worship of or excessive attention to animals.[1810-20; ZOO- + -LATRY]
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Zoolatry — o*[ o]l a*try, n. [Zo[ o] + Gr. ? worship.] The worship of animals. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
zoolatry — [zō äl′ə trē] n. [ ZOO + LATRY] worship of animals … English World dictionary
zoolatry — noun The worship of animals. Excessive zoolatry and heka practices had always been fundamental aspects of Egyptian religion and lifestyles, but from about the Late Period (c. 747 BC), they increasingly became tinged with fundamentalism and… … Wiktionary
zoolatry — noun Etymology: New Latin zoolatria, from zo + Late Latin latria latry Date: 1817 animal worship … New Collegiate Dictionary
zoolatry — excessive devotion to animals or pets Forms of Worship … Phrontistery dictionary
zoolatry — n. worship of animals … English contemporary dictionary
zoolatry — [zu: ɒlətri, zəʊ ] noun rare the worship of animals … English new terms dictionary
zoolatry — zo·ol·a·try … English syllables
zoolatry — zo•ol•a•try [[t]zoʊˈɒl ə tri[/t]] n. the worship of or excessive attention to animals • Etymology: 1810–20 zo•ol′a•ter, n. zo•ol′a•trous, adj … From formal English to slang
zoolatry — /zoʊˈɒlətri/ (say zoh oluhtree) noun 1. worship of animals. 2. excessive attention to a domestic pet. {zoo + latry} –zoolatrous, adjective …
