English Explanatory Dictionary

epeolatry

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The worship of words.

Pronunciation

/ɛpiˈɒlətɹi/

Word forms

epeolatry

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἔπος (épos, “word”) + -latry (“worship of”). The first citation of the word is from Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., in his 1860 book The Professor at the Breakfast-Table.

Synonyms

logolatry verbolatry

Related words

idolatry
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