What does fire-worship mean?
Fire-worship means The worship of fire or of a fire god or goddess..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
The worship of fire or of a fire god or goddess..
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.
Use fire-worship when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Fire-worship means The worship of fire or of a fire god or goddess..
Common synonyms include pyrolatry.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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.
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