onolatry

English

Etymology

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

Noun

onolatry (usually uncountable, plural onolatries)

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

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