zoolatry

Questions about zoolatry

What does zoolatry mean?

zoolatry means "the worship of animals".

How many syllables are in zoolatry?

zoolatry has 3 syllables and divides as zoo-la-try under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for zoolatry?

Close synonyms include animal-worship. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is zoolatry a common word?

zoolatry is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.