Arborolatry

/ˌɑɹbəˈrɒlətri/ noun

The worship or excessive reverence of trees, treating them as sacred or divine beings.

From Latin 'arbor' (tree) + Greek '-latry' (worship), combining two ancient languages to describe a practice of treating trees as objects of religious devotion that emerged in various cultures and modern environmental movements.

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