onolatry

onolatry

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin onolatrīa, from the Ancient Greek ὀνολᾰτρείᾱ (onolatreíā), from ὄνος (ónos, “ass”) +‎ λᾰτρείᾱ (latreíā, “worship”).

Noun

onolatry (usually uncountable, plural onolatries)

1. Worship of the ass or donkey.
2. Preoccupation with or devotion to something foolish.

References

• “onolatry”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.