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zootheism
zootheism n. 
/ˌzuːə(ʊ)ˈθiːɪz(ə)m/, /ˈzəʊə(ʊ)θɪɪz(ə)m/, /ˌzəʊə(ʊ)ˈθiːɪz(ə)m/, /ˌzoʊəˈθiˌɪz(ə)m/, /ˈzuəθiˌɪz(ə)m/, /ˌzuəˈθiˌɪz(ə)m/ the worship or veneration of animals; a belief system characterized by this; cf. zoolatry n.
Brit. /ˈzuːə(ʊ)θɪɪz(ə)m/
, /ˈzuːə(ʊ)θɪɪz(ə)m//ˌzuːə(ʊ)ˈθiːɪz(ə)m//ˈzəʊə(ʊ)θɪɪz(ə)m//ˌzəʊə(ʊ)ˈθiːɪz(ə)m/U.S. /ˈzoʊəθiˌɪz(ə)m/
, /ˈzoʊəθiˌɪz(ə)m//ˌzoʊəˈθiˌɪz(ə)m//ˈzuəθiˌɪz(ə)m//ˌzuəˈθiˌɪz(ə)m/ΘΚΠ
the world > the supernatural > deity > [noun] > nature of god(s) > deification > of animals
zootheism1879
1879 J. W. Powell in Pop. Sci. Monthly Oct. 805 Let us call this stage zoötheism, when men worship beasts.
1901 Science 22 Mar. 459/1 Anthropologists have grouped the myths and faiths of mankind..ascending..through higher zootheism and broadening worship of nature-powers.
2006 W. Nelson & T. Pipkin Tao of Willie 31 The religion of the Cherokees..is a mix of zootheism, or animal worship, combined with the worship of all tangible things including the sun, the moon, and the stars.
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