Mayan religion (Religion which was based on a pantheon of nature gods

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• maya — mayan, adj. /mah yah, yeuh/, n. Hinduism. 1. the power, as of a god, to produce illusions. 2. the production of an illusion. 3. (in Vedantic philosophy) the illusion of the reality of sensory experience and of the experienced qualities and… …   Universalium

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• nature worship — nature worshiper. 1. a system of religion based on the deification and worship of natural forces and phenomena. 2. love of nature. [1865 70] * * * ▪ religion Introduction       system of religion based on the veneration of natural phenomena for… …   Universalium

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