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Answer for the clue "Worship of planets or stars ", 10 letters:
astrolatry

Word definitions for astrolatry in dictionaries

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. worship of planets or stars [syn: worship of heavenly bodies ]

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Astrolatry is the worship of stars and other heavenly bodies as deities , or the association of deities with heavenly bodies. The most common instances of this are sun gods and moon gods in polytheistic systems worldwide. Also notable is the association ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The worship of the stars.

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Astrolatry \As*trol"a*try\, n. [Astro- + Gr. ? service, worship: cf. F. astrol[^a]trie.] The worship of the stars.

Usage examples of astrolatry.

This astrolatry, originally a kind of fetichism, became nature-worship, and gradually rose to the worship of the intelligence manifested to our contemplation in the movement of the heavenly luminaries.