physiolatry

/ˌfɪziˈɒlətɹi/

Etymology

From physio- + -latry.

physiolatry means the worship of nature. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 88 out of 100.

Why this word is great

PHYSIOLATRY — [Noun] The worship of nature as a divine or ultimate principle. Formed within English by compounding, from the combining form physio- (from Greek physis, "nature") and -latry (from Greek -latreia, "worship"). Unlike naturism, which proposes a secular philosophy of alignment with natural laws, or animism, which perceives discrete spirits inhabiting specific phenomena, physiolatry is a holistic and devotional surrender to the totality itself. It is the silent awe before a thunderstorm rolling across the plains, the votive offering of seeds cast into turned soil, and the pilgrim’s bare feet feeling the sacred earth—a quiet, heretical faith that the cathedral is already built, and we are standing inside it.

noun

The worship of nature.“physiolatry of the evolution hypothesis”