Friday, 21 August 2015

(suffix)(forms of worship)latry

aischrolatry    worship of filth, dirt, or smut
allotheism      belief in or worship of strange gods
angelolatry     worship of or belief in angels
anthropolatry   worship of human beings
arborolatry     worship of trees
archaeolatry    worship of archaic things or old customs
astrolatry      worship of stars
autolatry       self-worship
bardolatry      excessive devotion to or worship of Shakespeare
bibliolatry     worship of the Bible or other books
Christolatry    worship of Christ
cosmolatry      worship of the world
cynolatry       worship of dogs
demonolatry     worship of or devotion to demons
dendrolatry     worship of trees
ecclesiolatry   excessive devotion to church tradition and form
epeolatry       worship of words
episcopolatry   worship of bishops
gamidolatry     worship of marriage
gastrolatry     gluttony; excessive love of food
geolatry        earth-worship
grammatolatry   worship of letters and words
gyniolatry      deep respect or devotion for women
hagiolatry      worship or reverence for saints
heliolatry      sun worship
hierolatry      worship of saints or sacred things
hygeiolatry     excessive devotion to health
ichthyolatry    the worship of fish
iconolatry      image-worship
ideolatry       worship of ideas
idiolatry       self-worship; egotism
idolatry        worship of idols
ignicolist      fire-worshipper
litholatry      stone-worship
lordolatry      worship of nobility
Mariolatry      worship of the virgin mother
martyrolatry    excessive devotion to martyrs
mechanolatry    worship of machines
monolatry       worship of one god without excluding belief in others
necrolatry      worship of the dead
neolatry        worship of novelty
onolatry        worship of asses or donkeys
ophiolatry      worship of snakes
ophism  snake-worship
pandemonism     worship of spirits dwelling in all forms of nature
parthenolatry   worship of the Virgin Mary
patriolatry     excessive devotion or worship of one's native country
physiolatry     nature-worship
planetolatry    worship of the planets
plutolatry      worship of wealth
poetolatry      worship of poets
pseudolatry     false worship
pyrolatry       fire-worship
selenolatry     worship of the moon
statolatry      worship of the state
staurolatry     worship of the cross or crucifix
symbolatry      undue worship of symbols
thaumatolatry   worship of miracles or wonders
theriolatry     animal-worship
zoolatry        excessive devotion to animals or pets

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