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[[File:Astrolatry priestess beneath eclipse.png|thumb|right|300px|alt=A robed woman stands on a circular platform engraved with astrological symbols, raising her hands toward a dark eclipse in a star-filled sky. A beam of golden light connects the eclipse to her hands. Constellations glow above, and a waterfront city with boats, candles, and an armillary sphere appears in the background at night.|A priestess performs astrolatry beneath a radiant eclipse, drawing down starlight amid constellations and a candlelit waterfront.]] | |||
The worship of [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/star stars]; reverence directed toward celestial bodies. | The worship of [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/star stars]; reverence directed toward celestial bodies. | ||
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English
Etymology
From the Greek-derived elements astro- (“star”) and -latry (“worship”).
Noun
astrolatry (uncountable)
The worship of stars; reverence directed toward celestial bodies.