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Astrolatry[]
əˈstrɒlətri[]
noun[]
the worship of stars or other celestial objects, especially as considered by Cometan and the Astronist Institution to be the original religion (the Urreligion). Contrasted with other forms of cosmic worship including selenolatry (moon worship), cosmolatry (worship of The Cosmos as a whole), heliolatry (worship of The Sun), and venolatry (worship of Venus).
Derivatives[]
- Astrolatric | əˈstrɒlətrɪk | adjective
- Astrolatrical | ˈ əˈstrɒlətrɪk(ə)l | adjective
- Astrolatrism | əˈstrɒlətrɪz(ə)m | noun
- Astrolater | əˈstrɒlətə | noun
Origin and etymology[]
- Astro-English: from Astronese, the prefix astro-, denoting the stars or the astronomical world, combined with the suffix -latry denoting worship; meaning ‘worship of the stars.’