Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The worship by primitive man of wild or venomous beasts.
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All theriolatry would thus be traced back to totemism.
Modern Mythology Andrew Lang 1878
mollusque commented on the word theriolatry
Worship of animals.
March 7, 2008