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nature worship

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noun

a system of religion based on the deification and worship of natural forces and phenomena.

love of nature.

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Origin of nature worship

First recorded in 1865–70

OTHER WORDS FROM nature worship

nature worshiper, noun

Words nearby nature worship

nature reserve, nature strip, nature study, nature trail, nature walk, nature worship, nature's call, nature-nurture controversy, natured, naturism, naturist

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Example sentences from the Web for nature worship

Their own masses were for centuries given up to nature-worship.
Scientific Essays and Lectures|Charles Kingsley
It was a combination of nature-worship with the luxury that was born of wealth.
Early Israel and the Surrounding Nations|Archibald Sayce
They are pure savages; their only religion is a kind of nature-worship.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5|Various
Their religion was a nature-worship intimately connected with the veneration of ancestors.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 5|Various

It is not strange that the springs of England should still suggest a faint echo of Nature-worship.
The Naturalist on the Thames|C. J. Cornish

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