bardolatry

English

Etymology

bard +‎ -latry, coined by George Bernard Shaw in 1901.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈbɑː(ɹ).dɒlətɹɪi/

Noun

bardolatry (countable and uncountable, plural bardolatries)

1. (usually derogatory) excessive or religious worship of William Shakespeare

Derived terms

• bardolatrous

 

Translations

excessive worship of William Shakespeare

• French: bardolâtrie (fr)
• Hungarian: Shakespeare-imádat
• Portuguese: bardolatria f

See also

• Janeiteism
• poetolatry