cynolatry
Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. Dog-worship.
This word comes from the Greek ‘kyon,’ dog, plus ‘-latreia,’ worship, service paid to the gods, hired labor.
Examples
“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
“Cynolatry, in all cases, is irrational, intemperate, morbid. Long continued, it cannot be cured.”
