Hugolatry
Hugolatry noun: the fervent admiration of the works and literary theories of French writer Victor Hugo (1802–1885).
Noun
Hugolatry (uncountable)
- The fervent admiration of the works and literary theories of French writer Victor Hugo (1802–1885).
- The principal took small heed of his pupils; imported teachers from Paris, and shut himself up in his closet reading Petrus Borel, the “Lycanthrope,” Gautier and Barbara, de Merval and Lamartine, but above all, Victor Hugo. From these studies the schoolmaster would sally forth into his...1885 July, “A Forgotten Pamphleteer”, in Tinsleys’ Magazine, volume 37, London: Tinsley Brothers, page 84
Origin of Hugolatry
Borrowed from French hugolâtrie, equivalent to Hugo + -latry.
Questions about Hugolatry
- What does Hugolatry mean?
- Hugolatry means the fervent admiration of the works and literary theories of French writer Victor Hugo (1802–1885).
- What part of speech is Hugolatry?
- Hugolatry is a noun.
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