"zoolatry" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /zoʊˈɑlətɹi/ [General-American], /zuˈɑlətɹi/ [General-American], /zəʊˈɒlətɹi/ [UK], /zuːˈɒlətɹi/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-zoolatry.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: zoo- + -latry Etymology templates: {{confix|en|zoo|latry}} zoo- + -latry Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} zoolatry (uncountable)
  1. The worship of animals. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: zoölatry Related terms: zoolater, zoolatrous Translations (worship of animals): 動物崇拜 (Chinese Mandarin), 动物崇拜 (dòngwù chóngbài) (Chinese Mandarin), zoolatrio (Esperanto), eläintenpalvonta (Finnish), zoolatria (Finnish), zoolâtrie [feminine] (French), Zoolatrie [feminine] (German), ζωολατρία (zoolatría) [feminine] (Greek), 動物崇拝 (dōbutsusūhai) (alt: どうぶつすうはい) (Japanese), animalizm [masculine] (Polish), zoolatria [feminine] (Polish)

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