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antholatry

antholatry noun: worship of flowers.

Noun

antholatry (uncountable)

  1. worship of flowers
    • He thinks he has invariably noticed, that amongst primitive nations, zoolatry has been more in vogue than antholatry.1838, Moses Mendelssohn, Jerusalem: A Treatise on Ecclesiastical Authority and Judaism (Church and state), DegUAAAAYAAJ
    • The present orchido-mania is therefore likely to be a passion of a far more lasting description than the other forms of antholatry which at different periods have swayed the human that is to say the human horticulturist's heart.1849, Eclectic and Congregational Review, volume 25 (English literature), 9sFKAQAAMAAJ, page 203

Origin of antholatry

From antho- + -latry.

Questions about antholatry

What does antholatry mean?
Antholatry means worship of flowers.
What part of speech is antholatry?
Antholatry is a noun.

Words near antholatry in the dictionary

  1. anthography
  2. anthoid
  3. anthoids
  4. anthoinite
  5. anthokyan
  6. antholatry
  7. anthole
  8. antholes
  9. antholeucin
  10. antholite
  11. antholites

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