vexillolatry

English

Etymology

vexillo- +‎ -latry

Noun

vexillolatry (uncountable)

1. (theology) The worship of a flag or flags.
   • 2000, Douglas Fethering, Travels by Night‎^[1], →ISBN, pages 42–43:

     Beginning when I was about twelve, I railed, silently, against having to begin school each day by reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag, with right hand over heart, if you can imagine such shameless vexillolatry.

Related terms

• vexillology
• vexillophilia