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Meaning of "nature worship" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF NATURE WORSHIP

nature worship  [ˈneɪtʃə ˈwɜːʃɪp] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NATURE WORSHIP

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Nature worship is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES NATURE WORSHIP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Nature worship

Nature worship describes a variety of religious, spiritual and devotional practices that focus on the worship of natural phenomenon which are attributed to the continuation of the life process. A nature deity can be in charge of nature, the biosphere, the cosmos or the universe. Nature worship is often considered the primitive source of modern religious beliefs and can be found in theism, panentheism, pantheism, deism, polytheism, animism, totemism, shamanism and paganism. Common to most forms of nature worship is a spiritual focus on the individual's connection and influence on some aspects of the natural world and reverence towards it.

Definition of nature worship in the English dictionary

The definition of nature worship in the dictionary is the activity of worshipping natural phenomena.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NATURE WORSHIP


bashawship
bəˈʃɔːʃɪp
connoisseurship
ˌkɒnəˈsɜːʃɪp
disworship
dɪsˈwɜːʃɪp
entrepreneurship
ˌɒntrəprəˈnɜːʃɪp
grandeeship
ɡrænˈdiːʃɪp
hero-worship
ˈhɪərəʊˌwɜːʃɪp
hership
ˈhɜːʃɪp
lesseeship
leˈsiːʃɪp
misworship
ˌmɪsˈwɜːʃɪp
registrarship
ˌrɛdʒɪˈstrɑːʃɪp
self-worship
ˌsɛlfˈwɜːʃɪp
subahship
ˈsuːbɑːʃɪp
sun-worship
sʌnˈwɜːʃɪp
traineeship
treɪˈniːʃɪp
treeship
ˈtriːʃɪp
trusteeship
trʌˈstiːʃɪp
worship
ˈwɜːʃɪp

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NATURE WORSHIP

naturalized
naturally
naturalness
nature
Nature Conservancy
Nature Conservancy Council
nature cure
nature lover
nature reserve
nature strip
nature study
nature trail
nature-identical
naturing
naturism
naturist
naturistic
naturopath
naturopathic
naturopathy

WORDS THAT END LIKE NATURE WORSHIP

authorship
censorship
dealership
dictatorship
home ownership
leadership
limited partnership
membership
mentorship
ownership
partnership
place of worship
premiership
proprietorship
readership
relationship
scholarship
shared ownership
sponsorship
starship
warship

Synonyms and antonyms of nature worship in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «nature worship» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NATURE WORSHIP

Find out the translation of nature worship to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of nature worship from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «nature worship» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

自然崇拜
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

adoración de la naturaleza
570 millions of speakers

English

nature worship
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रकृति पूजा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عبادة الطبيعة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

поклонения природе
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

adoração da natureza
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রকৃতি উপাসনা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

culte de la nature
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ibadah alam
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Naturreligion
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

自然崇拝
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

자연 예배
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Alam pangibadah
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tôn thờ thiên nhiên
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இயல்பு வணக்கம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

निसर्ग उपासना
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Doğa ibadet
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

culto della natura
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kult przyrody
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

поклоніння природі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cult natura
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λατρείας της φύσης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

natuur aanbid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

natur dyrka
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

naturreligion
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of nature worship

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NATURE WORSHIP»

The term «nature worship» is normally little used and occupies the 129.824 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NATURE WORSHIP» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «nature worship» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «nature worship» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about nature worship

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NATURE WORSHIP»

Discover the use of nature worship in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to nature worship and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Nature Worship
At once an essential foundational work of comparative mythology and a quaint Victorian novelty, this is a straightforward, unsensational, scholarly look at the beliefs and practices of fertility worship and the veneration of the human ...
Hargrave Jennings, 2007
2
Lectures on Mysticism and Nature Worship
1897 Contents: Pilgrims of the Infinite; the Fourth World; Vision of the Sephiroth; Presence of the Woods; Kabbalistic Worlds & Forces; Dionysius & How to Unite; Cry for Freedom; Heart & Soul-life; Music & Numbers; Idealism; Universal ...
Carl H. Bjerregaard, 1996
3
Nature Worship: An Account of Phallic Faiths and Practices ...
The Origin of Phallicism; Deities Connected with Phallic Worship; Emblems Connected with Phallic Worship; Phallic Objects; Wide Prevalence of Phallic Worship; Phallic Worship in the Middle Ages; Moral Aspects of Phallicism; Sacta Puja, the ...
Anonymous, 2010
4
Nature Worship: An Account of Phallic Faiths and Practices, ...
Nature worship has been practiced for many thousands of years, in a variety of forms and with widespread prevalence.
‎1999
5
Nature Worship and Taboo: Further Studies in the Soul of the ...
This is a new release of the original 1932 edition.
W. C. Willoughby, 2013
6
Systematic Theology
May not this nature.worship, which is undoubtedly prevalent in some trihes, be the result of a decline from a purer stage of religious belief and practice? Like all the preceding hypotheses, this theory also fails to offer any explanation ...
Louis Berkhof, 1996
7
Mythology of the People of Sikkim
These nature worship rituals are intricately interwoven with Social Mythology in these religions or belief systems. There is no religion without nature worship ( Natural Mythology) originated from the eastern world. Hence, it is not appropriate to ...
J. R. Subba, 2009
8
Nature Worship in the Bible
THIS 18 PAGE ARTICLE WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE BOOK: Bible Folklore A Study in Comparative Mythology, by J. E. Thorold Rogers. To purchase the entire book, please order ISBN 076612861X.
J. E Thorold Rogers, 2010
9
The Urantia Book: Revealing the Mysteries of God, the ...
The ghost gods, who are of supposed human origin, should be distinguished from the nature gods, for nature worship did evolve a pantheon—nature spirits elevated to the position of gods. The nature cults continued to develop along with the ...
‎2013
10
A history of Christian missions during the Middle Ages
into which he was transplanted, so the Teuton in the cnAP. t course of his migrations towards colder climes, bowed down ~~ before " the wild and overbearing powers of nature ;" but nature-worship not sufficing, as it never has sufficed, there ...
George Frederick Maclear, 1863

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NATURE WORSHIP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term nature worship is used in the context of the following news items.
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Letters, 7/18
Tragically, Francis thus allies himself with the neo-pagan nature worship of those many “greens” who adore creation rather than the Creator. «Poughkeepsie Journal, Jul 15»
2
Serving the Towns of Wawarsing, Crawford, Mamakating …
Tragically, Francis thus allies himself with the neo-pagan nature worship of those many "greens" who adore creation rather than the Creator. «Shawangunk Journal, Jul 15»
3
Berkeley: Panel event will celebrate book store opening
"We're tracing it back to the art: The nature worship that was going on in architecture, dance, music, poetry, books," he said. "It was based on ... «Contra Costa Times, Jul 15»
4
Photography Exhibition Brings Together Nature Enthusiasts in …
It's a kind of nature worship. Preserving with photographs the images of the beautiful natural world, 'Nature in Focus' brought together those ... «NDTV, Jul 15»
5
Architecture for atheists imagined in designs by student Kacper …
Looks quite dystopian. TFO. If Frank Lloyd Wright had access to computers… and this strikes me as nature worship more than atheism as well. «Dezeen, Jun 15»
6
What Do You Mean by “Scary”?
I wonder what 'just pagan stuff' means. I'm guessing it means nice nature worship and white light blessings. And yet…. even nature worship ... «Patheos, Jun 15»
7
Our View: National park plan merits delegation's backing
Quite aside from the matter of deferential royalty versus abbreviations, the assessment rejecting the v's nature worship politics as destructive of ... «Press Herald, Jun 15»
8
ArtsBeat | Why Did That Horrible Thing Happen on 'Game of Thrones'?
Worship of the Old Gods is akin to nature worship and takes place in Godswoods, holy places that contain weirwood trees, which have white ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
9
Great Lakes naval center dismisses religious volunteers for minority …
John Chantry, a volunteer nature worship leader at Great Lakes for two years, said he hopes the issue is resolved before what he calls the ... «Chicago Tribune, May 15»
10
Momentous and ephemeral: the flowering of the first violet
It's easy to scoff at such simple sentimentality but in her personal nature worship, Webb also reached into the superstitions of country people ... «The Guardian, Mar 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Nature worship [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/nature-worship>. Apr 2024 ».
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