noun
dendrolatry; tree worship
Academic or religious term for the worship of trees, often in the context of animism or nature worship.
樹木崇拝は、世界中の多くの文化に見られる信仰形態である。
Dendrolatry is a form of belief found in many cultures around the world.
Compound of 樹木 (trees) and 崇拝 (worship). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is a modern academic coinage.