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lordolatry

lordolatry noun: worship of, or reverence for, lords (peers of the realm).

Noun

lordolatry (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) Worship of, or reverence for, lords (peers of the realm).
    • But how should it be otherwise in a country where lordolatry is part of our creed?1846, William Makepeace Thackeray, The Book of Snobs

Origin of lordolatry

From lord + -olatry.

Questions about lordolatry

What does lordolatry mean?
Lordolatry means worship of, or reverence for, lords (peers of the realm).
What part of speech is lordolatry?
Lordolatry is a noun.

Words near lordolatry in the dictionary

  1. lordling
  2. lordlings
  3. lordly
  4. lordness
  5. lordokyphosis
  6. lordolatry
  7. lordoscoliosis
  8. lordosed
  9. lordoses
  10. lordosis
  11. lordotic

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