cynolatry
Definitions
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- noun Dog-worship.
Examples
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However, even Englishmen may feel that there was a trace of Celtic flamboyance, of bigoted cynolatry, in the case of the Irish doctor who this week was charged in a Dublin court with having kept 110 dogs in his house.
'Love Me, Love My 110 Dogs,' The Sydney Morning Herald, July 25, 1953
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Cynolatry, in all cases, is irrational, intemperate, morbid. Long continued, it cannot be cured.
Note
This word comes from the Greek ‘kyon,’ dog, plus ‘-latreia,’ worship, service paid to the gods, hired labor.
