单词 | earth worship |
释义 | > as lemmasearth worship earth worship n. †(a) (apparently) earthiness, preoccupation with the land (obsolete rare); (b) any of various belief systems in which the earth (or a god or goddess representing the earth) is revered; (also more generally) nature worship, paganism (cf. paganism n. 1c). ΚΠ 1834 T. Carlyle Sartor Resartus iii. x, in Fraser's Mag. Aug. 188/2 Drudgical Earth-worship. 1841 Amer. Eclectic Jan. 79 Of earthworship, and its introduction from the North into the rest of the world. 1920 L. Spence Encycl. Occultism 354/2 Earth worship, or rather the propitiation of earth spirits, was a prominent feature of Scottish paganism. 2005 R. Johnston Staver Compan. Beowulf 151 Human sacrifice was almost certainly a feature of earth worship. < as lemmas |
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