Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The worship by primitive man of wild or venomous beasts.

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Examples

  • All theriolatry would thus be traced back to totemism.

    Modern Mythology Andrew Lang 1878

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  • Worship of animals.

    March 7, 2008