Worship These Terms Trivia Quiz

Answer: theolatry

Theolatry comprises of prefix 'theo-' and suffix '-latry'. When combined together, the word would mean "god worship" in Greek, from 'theo' (god) and 'latreia' (worship). Theolatry is the most common worship, and is at the center of all worship. A god, also known as a deity, is a spiritual entity believed to have power that controls the nature and what make things divine that can be worshipped. A deity can control many specific things, such as the sun, wind, sky, time, love, and fertilization. Every religious people around the world worship a god or gods, though different religions worship in different ways. Primitive people began worshipping when they start to wonder why nature behaves the way it is, like why there are sun, moon and stars in the sky, why the weather randomly changes, why animals exist, and why we are here.

Ecclesiolatry is the worship of the rituals of one's church. Autolatry is the worship of oneself as representation of God. Geniolatry is the worship of spirits.

Answer: idolatry

Idolatry is comprises of the English word idol, meaning an image that represents a god, and "-latry", which is the Latinized form of Greek word "latreia", meaning worship.

Idolatry is the worship of physical objects as if they themselves are the source of divine power.

Symbololatry is the worship of symbols, especially those that represent deities. Hierolatry is the worship of sacred things, coming from the Greek word 'hiero', meaning sacred.

Answer: uranolatry

Uranolatry contains the Greek word 'uranos', meaning sky or heaven. In this form of worship, the heavenly bodies are praised for influencing our lives with predictable rhythms and recognizable patterns, such as the day-night cycle caused by the rising and setting of the sun, phases of the moon, movements of the planets, and constellations. Constellations may be seen as representations of entities that were put into the sky after they died, including animals, human figures, and gods.

Cosmolatry is the worship of cosmos, which is the realm that contains everything. Aitholatry is the worship of aether, which is a substance once believed to make up space beyond Earth's atmosphere. Plutolatry does not mean the worship of Pluto, but it means the worship of wealth, coming from the Greek word 'pluto' meaning wealth.

Answer: heliolatry

Because of its grand prominence and its role as the central giver of light, religious people from around the world commonly worship the sun, including the ancient Egyptians. People often worship the sun as it rises from the horizon.

Without the sun, there would be no life, no people, no worshippers.

Astrolatry is the worship of stars. Since the sun is a star, heliolatry can be thought of as a branch of astrolatry.

Answer: selenolatry

For selanolaters, a cluster of gods create angelic light on the moon for the sole purpose of lighting up nights on Earth so nightgoers can see, especially to watch for incoming devils. Their angelic lights constantly turn on and off across the face of the moon, which we see as cycling phases of the moon. Due to its behavior, the moon is worshipped as the master of all changes. From time to time, though, devils attacking the gods on the moon cause their angelic lights to prematurely go out and the moon darkens. That was a belief for how and why lunar eclipses occur.

Nyctolatry is the worship of night and the moon can be included within the reverence. Lupolatry is the worship of wolf that often howl at the moon.

Answer: geolatry

Mayans imagined the Earth was created by the gods who seeded the planet with water, life and people. Gaians believe that Earth is a giant living being. Some others, including medieval Christians, believe the Earth is midway between Heaven above and Hell below.

Cosmolatry is the worship of the cosmos, where the Earth is part of. Homolatry is the worship of the Earth's most prominent lifeform -- humans.

Answer: anemolatry

I bet many wind worshippers imagine that gentle breeze is a pleasant breath of the divine! In Greece, wind is represented by the god Anemoi, from whose name the prefix of the term anemolatry comes. The direction where the wind is coming from is worshipped as the bringer of a season, like west wind signifying the coming of spring.

Vexillolatry is the worship of flags that wave in the wind, halitolatry is the worship of breath, which is a wind that comes out of a mouth, and pyrolatry is the worship of fire, that can be fanned by the wind.

Answer: physiolatry

'Physio-' in physiolatry is the Latinised form of Greek word 'phusis', meaning nature. Nature is a collection of places, features and things that were not made by man, including animals, trees, worlds, and cosmos. According to the Hindus, nature is not meant to be used, but we are to live alongside with it.

Answer: antholatry

The prefix 'antho-' embedded in antholatry is the Greek word for flower. Seeing or even smelling flowers may make one's world feel more pleasant and more lovely, that is a part of reason why brides carry flowers. In Hinduism, flowers are used to make the gods happy and ensure someone to have a great life.

Dendrolatry is the worship of trees, agrostolatry is the worship of grass, and botanolatry is the worship of plants in general.

Answer: philolatry

You would love the prefix 'philo-' because it means love in Greek. In Hinduism, people worship gods of love such as Kamadeva and Lord Krishna, hoping to receive love from them. In Greek mythology, love is associated with the god Eros.

Angels are worshipped by angelolaters. Cardiolatry is the worship of the heart, used in reference to the Sacred Heart, which is a practice of using Jesus' physical heart to represent divine love.

Answer: demolatry

'Demo' in demolatry is the Greek word for people. Many demolaters worship mainly family members and friends. Mayans believed the Earth was created for the main purpose of setting up people and civilization. In a number of African and Asian religions, ancestor worship is a central feature.

Zoolatry is the worship of animals (which you might consider to include people). Sociolatry is the worship of society, which is the community of people that interact each other. Geniolatry is the worship of spirits, which are supernatural remains of people who once lived.

Answer: chronolatry

According to chronolaters, a god, such as Kronos in Greek mythology, started time when the universe was created, and has since maintained the constant flow of time. Because time can only move forward, Greeks believe that time is a destructive force.

A related term is gerontolatry (from Greek 'gerontos', meaning old age), which is the worship of old people who had a lot of time elapsed in their lifetimes and may be considered as being closer to their end of times.

Answer: necrolatry

Necrolatry contains the Greek word for dead, 'nekros'. In certain cultures, the worship of the dead came about due to belief in the afterlife, how the dead influence their lives, and for veneration of their ancestors.

Psycholatry (from Greek 'psycho', meaning soul or mind) is the worship of souls and apeirolatry (from 'apeiros', meaning infinite) is the worship of eternity. Stygiolatry is the worship of Hell, that's where some believe that souls may go after departing from the dead.

Answer: demonolatry

The term comes from the Greek word 'daimôn', which translates as divine power. Demonolaters believe demons are powerful pagan gods who can help us, especially by bringing trouble to those who have done us wrong. They can also perform negative acts when summoned inappropriately rather than being asked respectfully to provide assistance.

I bet you assume that satanolatry is the worship of Satan, who is the leader of demons, antichristolatry is the worship of Antichrist, and martyrolatry is the worship of martyrs.

Answer: photolatry

For one who worships light, light is seen as being powered by God (or gods) who lives in the realm of light. Without this celestial light, we would be living in the realm of eternal darkness infested with unstoppable devils.

Historically, light is one of the first things people ever worshipped, as light makes the realm visible allowing primitive people to sense the outlines of objects and surroundings. The specific sources of light are often worshipped, including the sun and fire. Sometimes the light is worshipped because it symbolizes truth, knowledge, the good, and holiness.

Phonolatry, which differs from the correct answer by one letter, is the worship of sound.