geolatry

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/d͡ʒiːˈɒlətɹi/

noun

The worship of the Earth.

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Meanings

noungeolatry (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe worship of the Earth.

    To this succeeded astrolatry in the East, and geolatry in the West, where the idea of the earth as a susceptible and productive agent led to the distinction of male and female divinities

    1864, George William Cox, Tales of Thebes and Argos

Origin

From geo- + -latry.

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APA

geolatry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geolatry

MLA

“geolatry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geolatry. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “geolatry,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geolatry.

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