Definition of Ophiolatry

1. Noun. The worship of snakes.

Exact synonyms: Serpent-worship
Generic synonyms: Animal-worship, Zoolatry

Definition of Ophiolatry

1. n. The worship of serpents.

Definition of Ophiolatry

1. Noun. snake worship ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ophiolatry

ophicleides
ophid-
ophidia
ophidian
ophidians
ophidiasis
ophidioid
ophidioids
ophidion
ophidiophobia
ophidiophobic
ophidious
ophidism
ophio-
ophiocarpine
ophiolatry (current term)
ophiolite
ophiolites
ophiolitic
ophiological
ophiologies
ophiologist
ophiologists
ophiology
ophiomancy
ophiomorpha
ophiomorphite
ophiomorphites
ophiomorphous
ophiophagous

Literary usage of Ophiolatry

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Tusayan Migration Traditions by Jesse Walter Fewkes (1900)
"ophiolatry ш THE SNAKE DANCE The Snake dance is a celebration or worship of the cultus hero and clan mother ..."

2. The Ainu and Their Folk-lore by John Batchelor (1901)
"... snakes—ophiolatry —Snakes asked to bite people—The speckled woodpecker and snake. A GENERAL survey of the mythology of the nations of the world very ..."

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