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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

ancestor worship en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) Religious or quasireligious worship of the spirits of one’s ancestors.
    • The ancient quarians practiced ancestor worship. Even after abandoning faith for secularism, quarians continued to revere the wisdom of elders. 2008, BioWare, Mass Effect, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Quarians: Religion Codex entry:

Relateds

ancestor spirit

Synonyms

ancestralism · ancestorism

Translations (16)

ka წინაპართა კულტი (the veneration of the spirits of one’s ancestors) · pl kult przodków (the veneration of the spirits of one’s ancestors) · fi esi-isien palvonta (the veneration of the spirits of one’s ancestors) · nl manisme (the veneration of the spirits of one’s ancestors) · ru культ пре́дков (the veneration of the spirits of one’s ancestors) · ja 祖先崇拝 (the veneration of the spirits of one’s ancestors) · nl voorouderverering (the veneration of the spirits of one’s ancestors) · cmn 祖先崇拜 (the veneration of the spirits of one’s ancestors) · af vooroueraanbidding (the veneration of the spirits of one’s ancestors) · nl vooroudercultus (the veneration of the spirits of one’s ancestors) · fi esivanhempien palvonta (the veneration of the spirits of one’s ancestors) · pt culto dos ancestrais (the veneration of the spirits of one’s ancestors) · pt culto aos ancestrais (the veneration of the spirits of one’s ancestors) · ka წინაპართა თაყვანისცემა (the veneration of the spirits of one’s ancestors) · sv förfädersdyrkan (the veneration of the spirits of one’s ancestors) · ka მიცვალებულთა კულტი (the veneration of the spirits of one’s ancestors)