\Ge*ol"a*try\, n. [Gr. ge`a, gh^, the earth + ?
worship.]
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.