单词 | lordolatry |
释义 | † lordolatryn. Obsolete. Worship of a lord or lords. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > respect > reverence > [noun] > excessive devotion to famous person > of specific people lordolatry1846 nigger-worship1855 1846 W. M. Thackeray in Punch 10 125/1 The extent and prevalence of Lord-olatry in this country. 1881 R. F. Burton in Academy 1 Oct. 258/3 England, with her peculiar ‘lordolatry’, thinks it enough to send a peer when other nations send an explorer. 1904 W. F. H. King Classical & Foreign Quotations (ed. 3) Pref. p. vii When the late William Lewis Hertslet complained of the excessive ‘lordolatry’ of the thing, I had nothing to reply. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.1846 |
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