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