epeolatry
/ɛpiˈɒlətɹi/
epeolatry noun: the worship of words.
Noun
epeolatry (uncountable)
- The worship of words.
- Time, time only, can gradually wean us from our Epeolatry, or word-worship, by spiritualizing our ideas of the thing signified.1860, Oliver Wendell Holmes, The Professor at the Breakfast-table: With The Story of Iris, Ticknor and Fields, page 147
- It is said that the first requisite for a successful politician is to be able to invent nicknames for an adversary; and before now a neatly turned expression has overthrown Governments in France. Epeolatry is the fashion of the day.1906, Patrick Augustine Sheehan, “Emerson: Free-Thought in America”, in Early Essays and Lectures, Longmans, Green, and Company, page 45
- Synonyms:
- logolatry, verbolatry
epeolatry meaning in Tamil and Bengali
epeolatry in Tamil
- சொல் வழிபாடு
epeolatry in Bengali
- শব্দের উপাসনা
Synonyms of epeolatry
Origin of epeolatry
From Ancient Greek ἔπος (épos, “word”) + -latry (“worship of”). The first citation of the word is from Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., in his 1860 book The Professor at the Breakfast-Table.
Questions about epeolatry
- What does epeolatry mean?
- Epeolatry means the worship of words.
- What is epeolatry in Tamil?
- Epeolatry in Tamil is சொல் வழிபாடு. See Epeolatry meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is epeolatry?
- Epeolatry is a noun.
- How do you pronounce epeolatry?
- Epeolatry is pronounced /ɛpiˈɒlətɹi/.
Words near epeolatry in the dictionary
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