Etymology[edit]
Compound of dier (“animal”) + -en- + dienst (“(religious) service, worship”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈdiː.rə(n)ˌdinst/
- Hyphenation: die‧ren‧dienst
dierendienst f (uncountable)
- (archaic) animal worship, zoolatry
- Synonyms: dierenaanbidding, zoölatrie