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ophiolatrous en · ADJ

Etymology

From ophiolatry + -ous.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) snake-worshipping
    • In fact, the legend associated with the founding of Mandi town, as symbolised by this composition, had definite ophiolatrous background, as we find elsewhere in the Western Himalayan region about the founding of many temples, in which a snake, a cow, a cowherd and a lingam are the essential characters. 2004, Om Chanda Handa, Naga Cults and Traditions in the Western Himalaya, page 142: