place worship
/ˈpleɪsˌwɜrʃɪp/
noun
- Excessive devotion or reverence for a particular location, often to the point of ignoring other important factors.
- Some critics accuse the travel industry of promoting place-worship over genuine cultural understanding.
- His place-worship for his hometown made him unable to see its problems.
- The novel satirizes the place-worship of people who think their city is the center of the world.
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