nature worship
Americannoun
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a system of religion based on the deification and worship of natural forces and phenomena.
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love of nature.
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Etymology
Origin of nature worship
First recorded in 1865–70
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Baker, detectives learned, had been a sweet-tempered practitioner of Wicca, a form of nature worship that shunned violence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2025
In the late 19th century, many tribespeople in Jharkhand, Odisha and other states renounced nature worship — some voluntarily and others coaxed by money, food and free education — and converted to Christianity.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 22, 2022
His journal is a mix of philosophising and nature worship, wrapped up in aperçus.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 1, 2013
Other belief systems have been gradually layered over, or spliced into, nature worship.
From New York Times ● May 30, 2011
Primitive revelation seen through the idolatry of nature worship, 601-m.
From Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry by Albert Pike
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