Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

arborolatry

/ɑɹbɚˈɑlətɹi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ar-boro-la-try
IPA: /ɑɹbɚˈɑlətɹi/

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The worship of trees.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"It is now generally supposed that the forbidden fruit was a kind of citrus, but certain facts connected with arborolatry seem to me to disprove this opinion."
"Trcesof this arborolatry still exist everywhere, both in Moslem and Christian countries; and even the Persians, who abhorred images as much as the Hebrews ever did, rendered homage to certain trees."
"The Seven Sins of Archaeology: (1) Mono-Arborolatry: Worshipping one particular tree above the forest[…]"

Etymology

From Latin arbor (“tree”) + -latry.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: arbor
Suffix: latry

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɑɹbɚˈɑlətɹi/

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

tree-worship

Questions

How do you pronounce arborolatry?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɑɹbɚˈɑlətɹi/.
What does arborolatry mean?: The worship of trees.
Where does arborolatry come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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