herotheismn.
/ˈhɪərəʊˌθiːɪz(ə)m/, /ˌhɪərəʊˈθiːɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈhɪroʊθiˌɪzəm/, /ˌhɪroʊˈθiˌɪzəm/, /ˈhiroʊθiˌɪzəm/, /ˌhiroʊˈθiˌɪzəm/ Now rare.
= hero worship n. 1.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > respect > reverence > [noun] > reverence of a hero
hero worship1776
herotheism1800
heroization1840
1800 Crit. Rev. 29 567 Theory of the collective Kinds of Religion; viz., of Fetish[is]m, of Urano- theism, of Anthropo or Hero-theism.
1801 W. Taylor in Monthly Mag. 11 646 Herotheism, or the worship of deified men.
1879 Libr. Table 29 Mar. 64/2 On Herotheism, Polytheism, Monotheism and Atheism.
1995 Reading Medieval Stud. 11 113 A wide range of herotheism and euhemerism from Classical, Germanic and Anglo-Saxon sources.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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