onolatry

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Worship of the ass or donkey.
  2. Preoccupation with or devotion to something foolish.

Word forms

onolatry onolatries

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin onolatrīa, from the Ancient Greek ὀνολᾰτρείᾱ (onolătreíā), from ὄνος (ónos, “ass”) + λᾰτρείᾱ (lătreíā, “worship”).

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