zo'olatrous

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zoolatry (zəʊˈɒlətrɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  (esp in ancient or primitive religions) the worship of animals as the incarnations of certain deities, symbols of particular qualities or natural forces, etc
2.  extreme or excessive devotion to animals, particularly domestic pets
 
zo'olater
 
n
 
zo'olatrous
 
adj

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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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