"arctolatry" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɑːkˈtɒlətɹi/ [UK] Forms: arctolatries [plural]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἄρκτος (árktos, “bear”) + λάτρις (látris, “worshipper”) Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|grc|-}} Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek, {{affix|grc|ἄρκτος|λάτρις|nocat=1|t1=bear|t2=worshipper}} ἄρκτος (árktos, “bear”) + λάτρις (látris, “worshipper”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-|arctolatries}} arctolatry (usually uncountable, plural arctolatries)
  1. the worship of bears Wikipedia link: arctolatry Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (worship of bears): karhunpalvonta (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-arctolatry-en-noun-RGMvGVih Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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