"fire-worship" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} fire-worship (uncountable)
  1. The worship of fire or of a fire god or goddess. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: fire worship, fireworship Translations (the worship of fire or of a fire god or goddess): atəşpərəstlik (Azerbaijani), pyrolâtrie [feminine] (French), elddyrkan [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-fire-worship-en-noun-ho-h9ddo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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