Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

poetolatry

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: po-e-t-o-la-try
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

6

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Excessive or religious worship of poets.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"There is yet another way in which Personal Heresy offends against personality; […] I am referring to the growth of what may be called Poetolatry."

Etymology

From poet + -olatry. Apparently coined by C. S. Lewis in 1936: see the quotation.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: poet
Suffix: -olatry

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

bardolatry

Questions

What does poetolatry mean?: Excessive or religious worship of poets.
Where does poetolatry come from?: From poet + -olatry. Apparently coined by C. S. Lewis in 1936: see the quotation.

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