Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fire-worship

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.25 in modern English

Syllables: fire--wor-ship
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The worship of fire or of a fire god or goddess.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"They pour no milky draughts, they heat no cauldron. They give no gifts to the Brāhmana.... Their worship was but enchantment, sorcery, unlike the sacred law of fire-worship, wiles and magic."
"I do not for one moment say that all conventional ornamental forms have sprung from fire-worship, for this is not the case; but I do assert that all my researches have led me to the conclusion that most Indian and some forms of European ornament, as well as forms which are in common use in Persia, Arabia, and Japan, are due to the influence of this early religion."
"Fire-worship brings into view again, though under different aspects and with different results, the problems presented by water-worship."

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

fire worship (alternative) fireworship (alternative)

Synonyms

pyrolatry

Questions

What does fire-worship mean?: The worship of fire or of a fire god or goddess.

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