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cynolatry

Syllables: cy·no·la·try

cynolatry noun: the worship of dogs.

Noun

cynolatry (uncountable)

  1. The worship of dogs.
    • Such instances of insane cynolatry are not very common, fortunately, in this country; but on the Continent and in Great Britain they may be frequently seen...1876, Appletons' journal
    • Cynolatry is tolerant so long as the dog is not denied an equal divinity with the deities of other faiths.1909, Ambrose Bierce, “The Dog in Ganegwag”, in The Land beyond the Blow

cynolatry meaning in Bengali

cynolatry in Bengali

কুকুরের উপাসনা, পূজা

Origin of cynolatry

From cyno- + -latry.

Questions about cynolatry

What does cynolatry mean?
Cynolatry means the worship of dogs.
What is cynolatry in Bengali?
Cynolatry in Bengali is কুকুরের উপাসনা, পূজা. See Cynolatry meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is cynolatry?
Cynolatry is a noun.

Words near cynolatry in the dictionary

  1. cynodonts
  2. cynoglossid
  3. cynoglossids
  4. cynognathid
  5. cynognathids
  6. cynolatry
  7. cynological
  8. cynologically
  9. cynologist
  10. cynologists
  11. cynology

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Adapted from Wiktionary: cynolatry (page history and authors); cynolatry (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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