ANCESTOR WORSHIP

Meaning of ANCESTOR WORSHIP in English

Anthropol.

(in certain societies) the veneration of ancestors whose spirits are frequently held to possess the power to influence the affairs of the living.

[ 1850-55 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

ANCESTOR WORSHIP — noun Date: 1854 the custom of venerating deceased ancestors who are considered still a part of the family and whose …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ANCESTOR WORSHIP — Religious beliefs or practices that involve addressing prayers or offerings to the spirits of dead relatives. It existed among the …
Английский словарь Британика
ANCESTOR WORSHIP — religious practice in which dead family members are venerated due to the belief that their spirits can influence the lives …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
ANCESTOR WORSHIP — Date: 1854 : the custom of venerating deceased ancestors who are considered still a part of the family and whose …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ANCESTOR WORSHIP — Function: noun Date: 1854 : the custom of venerating deceased ancestors who are considered still a part of the family …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
ANCESTOR WORSHIP — [ancestor worship] n (1854): the custom of venerating deceased ancestors who are considered still a part of the family and …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ANCESTOR WORSHIP — any of a variety of religious beliefs and practices concerned with the spirits of dead persons regarded as relatives. Ancestor …
Britannica English vocabulary
ANCESTOR WORSHIP — Religious beliefs or practices that involve addressing prayers or offerings to the spirits of dead relatives. It existed among the …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
ANCESTOR WORSHIP — [Other] Ancestor worship occurs in ancient cultures all over the world, and even in modern times it plays an important …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
ANCESTOR WORSHIP — культ предков
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ANCESTOR WORSHIP — Культ предков
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
ANCESTOR WORSHIP — культ предков
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
ANCESTOR WORSHIP — почитание предков
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ANCESTOR WORSHIP — почитание предков
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Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
ANCESTOR WORSHIP — культ предков
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
ANCESTOR WORSHIP — культ предков
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
ANCESTOR WORSHIP — поклонение предкам.
Англо-Русский социологический энциклопедический словарь
ANCESTOR WORSHIP — культ предков
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ANCESTOR — antecessor (-al), preavo
English interlingue dictionary
WORSHIP — I. ˈwərshə̇p, ˈwə̄sh-, ˈwəish- noun Etymology: Middle English worschipe, worshipe, from Old English weorthscipe, from weorth worthy + -scipe -ship …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ANCESTOR — I. ˈanˌsestə(r), ˈaan-, Brit usually & US sometimes -_sə̇s- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English ancestre, ancessour, from Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ANCESTOR — (n.) An earlier type; a progenitor; as, this fossil animal is regarded as the ancestor of the horse.
Английский словарь Webster
ANCESTOR — ( n. ) An earlier type; a progenitor; as, this fossil animal is regarded as the ancestor of the horse.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WORSHIP — — worshiper , n. — worshipingly , adv. /werr"ship/ , n. , v. , worshiped, worshiping or ( esp. Brit. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ANCESTOR — /an"ses teuhr/ or, esp. Brit., /-seuh steuhr/ , n. 1. a person from whom one is descended; forebear; progenitor. 2. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WORSHIP — I. ˈwər-shəp also ˈwȯr- noun Etymology: Middle English worshipe worthiness, respect, reverence paid to a divine being, from Old English …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WORSHIP — adj an object of worship. 2. worship ·adj honor; respect; civil deference. 3. worship ·adj excellence of character; dignity; worth; …
Webster English vocab
ANCESTOR — noun one from whom an estate has descended; the correlative of heir. 2. ancestor ·noun an earlier type; a …
Webster English vocab
WORSHIP — [wor.ship] n [ME worshipe worthiness, respect, reverence paid to a divine being, fr. OE weorthscipe worthiness, respect, fr. weorth worthy, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WORSHIP — broadly defined, the response to the appearance of that which is accepted as the holythat is, to a sacred, transcendent …
Britannica English vocabulary
WORSHIP — worship, W~ BrE AmE ˈwɜːʃ ɪp § -əp AmE ˈwɝːʃ əp ▷ worship|ed, ~ped t ▷ worship|ing, \~ping ɪŋ ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ANCESTOR — ancestor BrE AmE ˈæn t s est ə -ɪst-, -əst- AmE \ - ə r ▷ ancestor|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WORSHIP — / ˈwɜːʃɪp; NAmE ˈwɜːrʃɪp/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ U ] the practice of showing respect for God …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ANCESTOR — / ˈænsestə(r); NAmE / noun 1. a person in your family who lived a long time ago : His ancestors …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WORSHIP — I. wor ‧ ship 1 /ˈwɜːʃɪp $ ˈwɜːr-/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle worshipped , present …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WORSHIP — Worship BrE AmE noun Your/His Worship a title of respect for a public official in the UK such as a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ANCESTOR — an ‧ ces ‧ tor /ˈænsəstə, -ses- $ -sestər/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WORSHIP — n. & v. --n. 1 a homage or reverence paid to a deity, esp. in a formal service. b the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ANCESTOR — n. (fem. ancestress) 1 any (esp. remote) person from whom one is descended. 2 an early type of animal or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WORSHIP — n. & v. n. 1 a homage or reverence paid to a deity, esp. in a formal service. b the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ANCESTOR — n. (fem. ancestress) 1 any (esp. remote) person from whom one is descended. 2 an early type of animal or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WORSHIP — n. & v. --n. 1. a homage or reverence paid to a deity, esp. in a formal service. b the …
Oxford English vocab
ANCESTOR — n. (fem. ancestress) 1. any (esp. remote) person from whom one is descended. 2 an early type of animal or …
Oxford English vocab
WORSHIP — ( worships, worshipping, worshipped) Note: in AM, use 'worshiping', 'worshiped' 1. If you worship a god, you show your respect …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ANCESTOR — ( ancestors) 1. Your ancestors are the people from whom you are descended. ...our daily lives, so different from those …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WORSHIP — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a place of worship ▪ The church is much more than a place of …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ANCESTOR — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a remote ancestor (= someone related to you, who lived a long time ago ) …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WORSHIP — [noun] [U]Worship is the strong feeling of respect and admiration for God or a god, which is often shown through …
Cambridge English vocab
ANCESTOR — [noun] [C] - a person, plant, animal or object that is related to one existing at a later point in …
Cambridge English vocab
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
WORSHIP — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ daily , regular ▪ evening , morning ▪ Sunday ▪ public ▪ collective ( esp. BrE …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
ANCESTOR — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ direct ▪ The builder of the house was a direct ~ of the present owner. ▪ immediate …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
WORSHIP — n. 25B6; noun the worship of saints : REVERENCE, veneration, adoration, glorification, glory, exaltation; devotion, praise, thanksgiving, homage, honour; dulia, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
ANCESTOR — n. 25B6; noun he could trace his ancestors back to King James I : FOREBEAR, forefather, predecessor, antecedent, progenitor, primogenitor. …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
WORSHIP — Your/His/Her Worship ( in Britain ) the title used when speaking or referring to certain important officials, particularly magistrates and …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
ANCESTOR — n. forebear, forefather; forerunner, precursor, antecedent, Formal progenitor, primogenitor His ancestors were transported to Australia in a prison ship, and …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
WORSHIP — 1. сущ. 1) поклонение, почитание, культ (как соответствующее отношение или церемония его демонстрации - изначальный объект - божество, затем - …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ANCESTOR — сущ. 1) прародитель, предок common ancestor ≈ общий предок remote ancestor ≈ отдаленный предок Syn : forefather, progenitor, forebear Ant …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WORSHIP — worship.ogg 1. ʹwɜ:ʃıp n 1. почитание, поклонение an object of worship - предмет поклонения the worship of rank of wealth, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ANCESTOR — ancestor.ogg ʹænsəstə,ʹænsestə n 1. предок, прародитель remote illustrious ancestors - отдалённые знаменитые предки ancestor worship - культ предков 2. предшественник; …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
WORSHIP — worship сущ.1) поклонение, почитание, культ (как соответствующее отношение или церемония его демонстрации - изначальный объект - божество, затем - переносно) …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
ANCESTOR — предок, прародитель leg. предшествующий владелец to be one's own ancestor - быть всем обязанным самому себе
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
WORSHIP — 1. ʹwɜ:ʃıp n 1. почитание, поклонение an object of worship - предмет поклонения the worship of rank of wealth, of …
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