Definition of Pyrolatry

1. Noun. The worship of fire.

Exact synonyms: Fire-worship
Generic synonyms: Worship

Definition of Pyrolatry

1. n. The worship of fire.

Definition of Pyrolatry

1. Noun. the worship of fire ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pyrolatry

pyrograph
pyrographed
pyrographer
pyrographers
pyrographic
pyrographing
pyrographs
pyrography
pyrohy
pyrokinesis
pyrokinetic
pyrola
pyrolas
pyrolator
pyrolators
pyrolatry (current term)
pyroligneous
pyroligneous acid
pyrolignic
pyrolignous
pyrolisis
pyrolite
pyrolites
pyrolithic
pyrolitic
pyrolize
pyrolized
pyrolizer
pyrolizers
pyrolizes

Literary usage of Pyrolatry

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

1. Cyclopaedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature by John McClintock, James Strong (1883)
"S. We attempt here only a brief sketch of the origin and extent of pyrolatry among ancient nations. Under varying conceptions, as the symbol of purity, ..."

2. The History of India, as Told by Its Own Historians: The Muhammadan Period by John Dowson, Henry Miers Elliot (1873)
"The declaration is a curious one in the mouth of a Hindu, but may perhaps be considered to indicate the existence of a modified form of pyrolatry in the ..."

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