pyrolatry

pyrolatry
the worship of fire
See Also: pyrolator

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  • Pyrolatry — Py*rol a*try, n. [Pyro + Gr. ? worship: cf. F. pyrol[^a]trie.] The worship of fire. Young. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • pyrolatry — fire worship Forms of Worship …   Phrontistery dictionary

  • pyrolatry — py·rol·a·try …   English syllables

  • pyrolatry —   n. fire worship.    ♦ pyrolater, n …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • pyrolatry — noun the worship of fire • Syn: ↑fire worship • Hypernyms: ↑worship …   Useful english dictionary

  • Pyrolator — Py*rol a*tor, n. [See {Pyrolatry}.] A fire worshiper. [R.] Southey. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Fire worship — Worship or deification of fire (also pyrodulia, pyrolatry or pyrolatria) is known from various religions. Fire has been an important part of human culture since the Lower Paleolithic. The earliest known traces of controlled fire were found at… …   Wikipedia

  • pyrolator — noun someone who worships fire See Also: pyrolatry …   Wiktionary

  • animal worship — Synonyms and related words: Druidism, Parsiism, Sabaism, Zoroastrianism, demonism, demonolatry, devil worship, fetishism, fire worship, heathenism, hero worship, iconoduly, iconolatry, idol worship, idolatrousness, idolatry, idolism, idolodulia,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • demonism — Synonyms and related words: Black Mass, Druidism, Parsiism, Sabaism, Satanism, Zoroastrianism, animal worship, black magic, chthonian worship, demonography, demonolatry, demonology, demonomancy, demonomy, demonry, devil lore, devil worship,… …   Moby Thesaurus

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