basileiolatry
/basɪleɪˈɒlətɹi/
basileiolatry noun: worship of the king.
Noun
basileiolatry (uncountable)
- Worship of the king.
- At Westminster the established religion is Basileiolatry.1872, Sacristy, volume II, footnote, page 10
- The “basileiolatry” which we are told is now the prevailing worship at Westminster seems to have begun in the middle ages.1897, John Wickham Legg, Missale Ad Usum Ecclesie Westmonasteriensis, volume III, page 1,407
basileiolatry meaning in Tamil
basileiolatry in Tamil
- மன்னர் துதி
Examples of basileiolatry in a sentence
- Already in the tenth century basileiolatry…was established in England.1963, Henry Gerald Richardson, George Osborne Sayles, The Governance of Mediaeval England, page 142:
- Maybe you have some half-baked mixture of feudal and absolutist theories in mind…and the basileiolatry you display suggests so.2000 April 23rd, François R. Velde, alt.talk.royalty, “Re: Male Swedish Crown Prince?”, message 25
- Boyd’s ensuing burst of proud Scots patriotism quickly gives place to a flood of boundless basileiolatry and optimism.2008, Julian Goodare, Alasdair A. MacDonald, editors, Sixteenth-Century Scotland, page 414:
Forms of basileiolatry
| alternative form | basileolatry |
|---|---|
| alternative form | basilolatry |
Origin of basileiolatry
Ancient Greek βασίλειος (basíleios, “of the king”) (from βασιλεύς (basileús, “king”)) + -latry (from the Ancient Greek λατρεία (latreía, “worship”)).
Questions about basileiolatry
- What does basileiolatry mean?
- Basileiolatry means worship of the king.
- What is basileiolatry in Tamil?
- Basileiolatry in Tamil is மன்னர் துதி. See Basileiolatry meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use basileiolatry in a sentence?
- Already in the tenth century basileiolatry…was established in England.
- What part of speech is basileiolatry?
- Basileiolatry is a noun.
- How do you pronounce basileiolatry?
- Basileiolatry is pronounced /basɪleɪˈɒlətɹi/ (UK).
Words near basileiolatry in the dictionary
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