Olatry Words: “angelolatry” to “zoolatry”
Word elements include: -olatry, -latry, -olater-, -later, -olatress, -latress, -olatria, -olatrous, -latrous
(Greek: worship; excessively, fanatically devoted to someone or something; “service paid to the gods”).
Yet, if he would, man cannot live
all to this world. If not religious, he will be superstitious. If he worship not the true God, he will have his idols.
—Theodore Parker
angelolatry:
The worship of angels; angel worship.
anthropolatry:
The worship of mankind; the giving of divine honors to a human being.
arborolatry:
The worship of trees.
archaeolater:
One who worships anything archaic.
archaeolatry, archaeolatrous:
The worship of anything archaic (ancient).
artolatry:
The worship of bread.
astrolater:
One who worships the heavenly bodies.
astrolatry:
The worship of the heavenly bodies or the stars.
autolatry, autolatria:
Self worship; the cult of looking out for number one.
bardolater:
One who worships the Bard (Shakespeare).
bardolatry:
Worship of the “Bard of Avon”, i.e. Shakespeare; occasionally a reference to other writers.
bibliolater:
One who worships the Book (Bible).
bibliolatry, bibliolatrous:
1. Extravagant admiration of a book.
2. Excessive reverence for the mere letter of the Bible.
Christolatry:
The worship of Christ as divine.
cosmolatry:
Worship of the world or of the universe.
cynolatry:
The worship of dogs.
demonolater:
One who worships demons.
demonolatry:
The worship of demons; demon worship.
dendrolatry:
The worship of trees.
diabolatry, diabololatry:
The worship of the Devil.
ecclesiolatry:
1. Worship of the church; excessive reverence for church forms and traditions.
2. Excessive devotion to the church.
epeolatry:
The worship of words.
episcopolatry:
The worship of bishops.
gastrolatry:
The worship of one’s stomach.
geniolatry:
Worship of genii (attendant godlings or spirits of a person or place; from Roman religious beliefs).
geolatry:
The worship of the earth; earth worship.
grammatolatry:
The worship of letters; adherence to every letter of the Scripture.
gyneolatry, gynaeolatry, gynolatry:
The worship of women or a woman.
gyniolatry:
Adoration of or excessive devotion to women; an adorer of women or a woman.
hagiolater:
One who worships saints.
hagiolatrous:
Given to worshiping saints.
hagiolatry:
The worship of saints.
heliolatry:
Worshiping the sun.
herolatry:
The worship of heroes.
hierolater:
One who worships saints.
hierolatry:
Worship of holy beings or saints; hagiolatry.
hydrolatry:
Primitive worship of water.
hygeiolatry:
Worship of health; excessive devotion to hygiene.
ichthyolatry:
Fish worship; the worship of a fish god.
iconolater:
One who worships images.
iconolatry:
The worship of images.
idiolatry:
Self worship.
idolater:
1. One who worships idols.
2. One who pays divine honors to images, statues, or natural objects as representations of deities.
3. An adorer; a great admirer; a worshiper.
idolatress:
A woman who worships idols.
idolatrize, idolatrizing:
To pay idolatrous worship.
idolatrous:
Of the nature of, or resembling, idolatry; given to idolatry.
idolatry, idololatry:
1. The worship of idols or images “made with hands”; more generally, the paying or offering of divine honors to any created object or false god.
2. Paying divine honors to images, statues, or natural objects as representations of deities.
3. Extreme admiration or fanatical devotion to someone or something.
infantolatry:
Infant worship; babyolatry.
litholatry:
Stone worship.
juvenolatry:
The worship of or excessive devotion to youthfulness.
latria:
1. The highest kind of worship, or that which is paid only to God.
2. In Roman Catholic language: The supreme worship which is due to God alone (distinguished from dulia [the inferior kind of veneration paid by Roman Catholics to saints and angels] and hyperdulia [superior dulia or veneration paid by Roman Catholics to the Virgin Mary]).
litholatry:
The worship of stones.
logolatry, logolatrous:
“Worship” of words; unreasonable regard for words or for verbal truth.
lunolatry:
One who worships the moon.
Mariolatry:
The idolatrous worship of the Virgin Mary attributed by opponents to Roman Catholics.
martyrolatry:
The worship of martyrs.
monolatry:
The worship of one god, where other gods may supposedly exist.
necrolater:
One who worships the dead or has an excessive reverence towards the dead.
necrolatry:
Worship of, or excessive reverence displayed towards, the dead.
neolatry:
The cult of novelty or to what is new.
onolatry:
The worship of the donkey (ass).
ophiolatry:
Serpent worship; worshiping serpents.
paleolatry, palaeolatry:
Worship of, or an excessive reverence for, what is ancient.
parthenolatry:
Worship of a virgin or virgins, especially the Virgin Mary.
patriolatry:
Slavish or excessive devotion to one’s country.
patrolatry:
Worship of, or excessive reverence for, the fathers of the Roman Catholic Church.
physiolatry:
Nature worship.
phytolatry:
Idolatrous worship of the planets.
planetolatry:
Idolatrous worship of the planets.
plutolatry:
The worship of wealth.
popolatry:
Worship of, or excessive reverence for, the pope.
pseudolatry:
False worship; the worship of false gods.
psycholatry:
An excessive reverence for the soul; worship of departed spirits.
pyrolatry:
The worship of fire; fire worship.
selenolatry:
Worship of the moon.
solarolatry:
Worshiping the sun; sun worship.
staurolatry:
The worship of the Cross.
taurolater:
Someone who worships bulls.
taurolatry, taurolatrous:
The worship of bulls.
tecnolatry:
The worship or idolizing of children.
thaumatolatry:
Excessive reverence for the miraculous or marvellous.
theolatry:
The worship of a deity (god) or deities (gods).
theriolater:
Someone who worships animals.
theriolatry:
1. Beast worship; worship of animals.
2, The worship of beasts as gods, or of theriomorphic deities.
topolatry:
Excessive reverence for a place.
uranolatry:
Worship of heavenly bodies.
verbolatry,:
The worship of words or an abnormal fondness for the excessive use of words either in writing or speaking.
zoolater:
One who either worships or gives excessive attention to animals.
zoolatrous:
A tendency towards worship or excessive attention to animals.
zoolatry:
The worship of animals.