fire worship
/ˈfaɪər ˌwɜrʃɪp/
noun
- The religious practice of treating fire as a sacred or divine element.
- Fire-worship was common in many ancient cultures, including Zoroastrianism.
- Scholars study fire-worship to understand how early humans viewed natural forces.
- The temple was dedicated to fire-worship, with a flame that burned continuously.
- An intense or exaggerated admiration for fire, often in a metaphorical sense.
- His fire-worship of the campfire bordered on obsession, as he would stare at it for hours.
- The novel describes a cult that practices fire-worship, believing flames bring enlightenment.
- Some poets use fire-worship as a symbol for passion and destruction.
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