Place-worship (Noun)
Meaning
The worship of places.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The ancient pagans practiced a form of place-worship, believing that certain geographic features held spiritual power.
- The concept of place-worship is still prevalent in many indigenous cultures, where specific landscapes are revered as sacred.
- The tourists visiting the Japanese shrines were inadvertently participating in a form of place-worship, oblivious to the historical and cultural significance of the sites.
- Place-worship was a common thread throughout the ancient world, where mountains, rivers, and caves were often seen as dwelling places of the gods.
- The historical preservation society was concerned that the increasing popularity of the site would lead to the degradation of the very thing that sparked the original place-worship.