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anthropolatry

[ an-thruh-pol-uh-tree ]
/ ˌæn θrəˈpɒl ə tri /

noun

the worship of a human being as a god.

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Origin of anthropolatry

First recorded in 1650–60; anthropo- + -latry

OTHER WORDS FROM anthropolatry

an·thro·pol·a·ter, nounan·thro·pol·a·tric [an-thruh-pol-uh-trik, -puh-la-trik] /ˌæn θrəˈpɒl ə trɪk, -pəˈlæ trɪk/, adjective

Words nearby anthropolatry

anthropoid, anthropoid ape, anthropoid pelvis, anthropoidea, anthropol., anthropolatry, anthropological linguistics, anthropologist, anthropology, anthropometer, anthropometrics
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