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WORD-WORSHIP
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Dictionary entry overview: What does word-worship mean?
• WORD-WORSHIP (noun)
The noun WORD-WORSHIP has 1 sense:
1. the worship of words
Familiarity information: WORD-WORSHIP used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The worship of words
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
grammatolatry; verbolatry; word-worship
Hypernyms ("word-worship" is a kind of...):
idol worship; idolatry (the worship of idols; the worship of physical objects or images as gods)
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"It hits like a grip on a pig." (Dutch proverb)