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nature worship| Religious adoration of the powers of nature, especially when personifed. The worship of nature as imbued with a generalized divine spirit is pantheism. |
| Fertility cults, animism, and the ancient Japanese religion Shinto are all forms of nature worship. Natural features that have been considered particularly holy in various cultures include trees, springs and waterfalls, mountains, large or curiously shaped boulders, the Moon, and the Sun (Sun worship, as well as various animals (especially in totemism). |
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