Anthropolatric

/ænθroʊpoʊˈleɪtrɪk/ adjective

Definition

Related to or practicing anthropolatry; treating humans or human qualities as worthy of worship or supreme reverence.

Etymology

From 'anthropo-' (human) + 'latry' (worship) + '-ic' (pertaining to). A rare theological term used to critique philosophies or societies that elevate human power above all other values.

Kelly Says

Fascism has often been called anthropolatric because it treated certain humans (the 'master race') as almost divine—showing how dangerous it becomes when we stop seeing humans as part of nature and start worshipping them instead!

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