GEOLATRIES
GEOLATRY
Ge*ol"a*try, n. Etym: [Gr.
Definition: The worship of the earth. G. W. Cox. The Geological Series.
Note: The science of geology, as treating of the history of the
globe, involves a description of the different strata which compose
its crust, their order of succession, characteristic forms of animal
and vegetable life, etc. The principal subdivisions of geological
time, and the most important strata, with their relative positions,
are indicated in the following diagram.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition