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.

Origin of nature worship

First recorded in 1865–70

Related formsnature worshiper, noun

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018

Related Words for nature worship

Druidism, naturism

Examples from the Web for nature worship

Historical Examples of nature worship

Our author (p. 217) regards Totemism as synonymous with Nature-Worship.
Social Origins and Primal Law
Andrew Lang
This feeling differs from the Nature-worship of poets like Wordsworth and Shelly.
The Vagabond in Literature
Arthur Rickett
They are pure savages; their only religion is a kind of nature-worship.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5
Various
It was a combination of nature-worship with the luxury that was born of wealth.
Early Israel and the Surrounding Nations
Archibald Sayce
Their own masses were for centuries given up to nature-worship.
Scientific Essays and Lectures
Charles Kingsley