cat worship
Revering domestic felines
Cat worship refers to the veneration of cats as sacred or divine beings, most famously practiced in ancient Egypt where cats were associated with the goddess Bastet.
The phrase now appears humorously to describe the excessive devotion modern pet owners show their cats: My roommate's cat worship has gotten out of hand—she has a shrine of photos above her bed.
- felineOf or like cats
- deityWorshipped supernatural being
- ancient EgyptNile civilization of antiquity
- BastetEgyptian feline goddess
- sacredWorthy of reverence
sacred animal · ancient temple · temple · idol · reverence · shrine · offerings · divine · pharaoh · mummified · adoration · goddess · mystical · ritual · veneration · incense · altar · devotion
- cat cultureenamel pins, Bastet
- animal worshipsacred animals, sacred cow, sacred cows, Anubis, Bastet
- Ancient Egyptpharaoh, pharaohs, sphinx, pyramids, hieroglyphics
- Egyptian religionOsiris, Isis, Horus, Ra, Anubis
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