Animal worship — (or zoolatry) refers to religious rituals involving animals, especially in pre modern societies, such as the glorification of animal deities, or animal sacrifice. The origins of animal worship have been the subject of many theories. The classical … Wikipedia
animal worship — veneration of an animal, usually because of its connection with a particular deity. The term was used by Western religionists in a pejorative manner and by ancient Greek and Roman polemicists against theriomorphic religions those religions whose … Universalium
animal worship — worship of animals, zoolatry; paganism … English contemporary dictionary
animal-worship — noun the worship of animals • Syn: ↑zoolatry • Hypernyms: ↑worship • Hyponyms: ↑ichthyolatry, ↑fish worship, ↑ophiolatry, ↑serpent worship * * * … Useful english dictionary
animal worship — Synonyms and related words: Druidism, Parsiism, Sabaism, Zoroastrianism, demonism, demonolatry, devil worship, fetishism, fire worship, heathenism, hero worship, iconoduly, iconolatry, idol worship, idolatrousness, idolatry, idolism, idolodulia,… … Moby Thesaurus
Animal welfare — refers to the viewpoint that it is morally acceptable for humans to use nonhuman animals for food, in animal research, as clothing, and in entertainment, so long as unnecessary suffering is avoided. The position is contrasted with the animal… … Wikipedia
Animal sacrifice — is the ritual killing of an animal as part of a religion. It is practised by many religions as a means of appeasing a god or gods or changing the course of nature. Animal sacrifice has turned up in almost all cultures, from the Hebrews to the… … Wikipedia
Animal assisted interventions — are therapeutic processes that intentionally include or involve animals as part of the process.cite book |author=Fine, Aubrey H. |authorlink= |editor= |others= |title=Handbook on animal assisted therapy: theoretical foundations and guidelines for … Wikipedia
Worship — This article refers to the religious act. For the album by Michael W. Smith see Worship (album). For the style see Worship (style). [ Charles Sprague Pearce (1896). Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.] Worship usually… … Wikipedia
Animal roleplay — may be either a non sexual or an erotic sexual role play (when it may also be called petplay, ponyplay, ponyism, kittenplay, or pup play). In its erotic sexual role play form, one or more of the participants takes on the role of a real or… … Wikipedia
