anthropolatry

anthropolatry
anthropolater, n.anthropolatric /an'threuh pol"euh trik, -peuh la"trik/, adj.
/an'threuh pol"euh tree/, n.
the worship of a human being as a god.
[1650-60; ANTHROPO- + -LATRY]

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