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anthropolatry

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

noun

  1. the worship of a human being as a god.

Other Word Forms

  • anthropolater noun
  • anthropolatric adjective

Etymology

Origin of anthropolatry

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

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Anthropolatry, an-thro-pol′a-tri, n. the giving of divine honours to a human being, a term always employed in reproach.

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