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poetolatry

poetolatry noun: excessive or religious worship of poets.

Noun

poetolatry (uncountable)

  1. Excessive or religious worship of poets.
    • There is yet another way in which Personal Heresy offends against personality; […] I am referring to the growth of what may be called Poetolatry.1936, C.S. Lewis, Ess. & Stud., volume 21, page 165

Origin of poetolatry

From poet + -olatry. Apparently coined by C. S. Lewis in 1936: see the quotation.

Questions about poetolatry

What does poetolatry mean?
Poetolatry means excessive or religious worship of poets.
What part of speech is poetolatry?
Poetolatry is a noun.

Words near poetolatry in the dictionary

  1. poetless
  2. poetlike
  3. poetling
  4. poetlings
  5. poetly
  6. poetolatry
  7. poetologic
  8. poetological
  9. poetologically
  10. poetologies
  11. poetologist

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