Anthropolatry
the worship of a human being as a god.
historical examples
anthropolatry, an-thro-pol′a-tri, n. the giving of divine honours to a human being, a term always employed in reproach.
chambers’s twentieth century dictionary (part 1 of 4: a-d) various
n.
“worship of a human being,” 1650s, from greek anthropos (see anthropo-) + latreia “hired labor, service, worship” (see -latry).
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