ˈfire-ˌworship
[f. as prec. + worship n.]
The worship or adoration of fire.
| 1774 J. Bryant Mythol. I. 210 Here was the source of fire-worship. 1871 Tylor Prim. Cult. II. 254 The fire-worship of Assyria, Chaldea, Phœnicia. |
So ˈfire-ˌworshipper, one who worships fire, a follower of Zoroaster.
| 1806 T. Maurice Fall Mogul Introd. 19 Persees, who, though in these pages denominated fire-worshippers, are [etc.]. 1879 Sir G. G. Scott Lect. Archit. I. 13 The Fire-worshippers of ancient Persia. |