单词 | devil worship |
释义 | > as lemmasdevil worship devil worship n. worship of the Devil or a devil, or (more generally) of a false god or evil supernatural being; idolatry; (figurative) belief or action likened to idolatry or the worship of the Devil. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > kinds of worship > [noun] > of devils, demons, or the Devil devil worship1533 demonomany1597 demon worshipa1638 demonomy1638 diabolism1650 demonolatry1655 devil-worshipping1677 devilism1688 demoniculture1879 demonism1920 1533 T. More 2nd Pt. Confut. Tyndals Answere iv. p. lvii Glotony, couetyse, & pryde, deuyll worshyp and selfe slaughter. 1645 F. Rous Anc. Bounds 7 He may..ferret the Devils and Devil-worship out of their holes and dennes. 1719 D. Defoe Farther Adventures Robinson Crusoe 150 Idolatry and Devil Worship. 1841 T. Arnold Christian Life 462 Faith without reason, is..mere power worship; and power worship may be devil worship. 1959 F. Chodorov Rise & Fall of Society xii. 111 The religion of socialism will come into its own, its devotees maintain, only when the devil worship of capitalism is done in. 2003 New Straits Times (Malaysia) (Nexis) 1 June 16 The practice of palmistry was forced underground by the Catholic Church which branded it devil worship. < as lemmas |
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