ophiolatry
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- ophiolater noun
- ophiolatrous adjective
Etymology
Origin of ophiolatry
1860–65; < Greek óphi ( s ) snake + (id)olatry
Example Sentences
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Phallic worship would seem to have been always confined to these temples, with ophiolatry—the nagas or water-snake deities being accommodated in sacred tanks, in the midst of which the early Kashmir temples were usually placed.
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