Definition of Arborolatry

1. Noun. The worship of trees.

Exact synonyms: Tree-worship
Generic synonyms: Worship

Lexicographical Neighbors of Arborolatry

arborio rice
arborise
arborised
arborises
arborising
arborist
arborists
arborization
arborization block
arborizations
arborize
arborized
arborizes
arborizing
arboroid
arborolatry (current term)
arborous
arbors
arborsculpture
arborvirus
arborvitae
arborvitaes
arborway
arbour
arboured
arbours
arboviral
arbovirus
arbovirus infection
arboviruses

Literary usage of Arborolatry

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Ancient Symbol Worship: Influence of the Phallic Idea in the Religions of by Hodder Michael Westropp, Charles Staniland Wake (1874)
"It is now generally supposed that the forbidden fruit was a kind of citrus, \ but certain facts connected with arborolatry seem to me to disprove this ..."

2. A cyclopædia of biblical literature, ed. by J. Kitto edited by John Kitto (1845)
"... and their branches were encumbered with votive offerings. Traces of this arborolatry still exist everywhere, both in Moslem and Christian ..."

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