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OPHIOLATRY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ophiolatry mean?
• OPHIOLATRY (noun)
The noun OPHIOLATRY has 1 sense:
1. the worship of snakes
Familiarity information: OPHIOLATRY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The worship of snakes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
ophiolatry; serpent-worship
Hypernyms ("ophiolatry" is a kind of...):
animal-worship; zoolatry (the worship of animals)
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