onolatry
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin onolatrīa, from the Ancient Greek ὀνολᾰτρείᾱ (onolătreíā), from ὄνος (ónos, “ass”) + λᾰτρείᾱ (lătreíā, “worship”).
Noun
onolatry (usually uncountable, plural onolatries)
- Worship of the ass or donkey.
- Preoccupation with or devotion to something foolish.
References
- “onolatry”, in OED Online
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
