cynolatry
English
Etymology
cyno- + -latry
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: cy‧no‧la‧try
Noun
cynolatry (uncountable)
- The worship of dogs.
- 1876, Appletons' journal
- Such instances of insane cynolatry are not very common, fortunately, in this country; but on the Continent and in Great Britain they may be frequently seen...
- 1909, Ambrose Bierce, “The Dog in Ganegwag”, in The Land beyond the Blow:
- Cynolatry is tolerant so long as the dog is not denied an equal divinity with the deities of other faiths.
- 1876, Appletons' journal