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VERBOLATRY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does verbolatry mean? 

VERBOLATRY (noun)
  The noun VERBOLATRY has 1 sense:

1. the worship of wordsplay

  Familiarity information: VERBOLATRY used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


VERBOLATRY (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The worship of words

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

grammatolatry; verbolatry; word-worship

Hypernyms ("verbolatry" is a kind of...):

idol worship; idolatry (the worship of idols; the worship of physical objects or images as gods)


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