(en) bardolatry

  • 1bardolatry — worship of Shakespeare (the Bard of Avon ), 1901, from BARD (Cf. bard) + LATRY (Cf. latry) …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 2Bardolatry — combining the words bard and idolatry . Shakespeare has been known as the Bard since the nineteenth century. [cite web title = bardolatry definition of bardolatry publisher = thefreedictionary.com url = http://www.thefreedictionary.com/bardolatry …

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  • 3bardolatry — n. The worship of, or excessive devotion to, Shakespeare and his works (bard + idolatry). Example Citation: Not marble, nor the gilded monuments Of princes, shall outlive this powerful rhyme. Sonnet 55 It s been almost 400 years since William… …

    New words

  • 4bardolatry — noun see bardolater …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 5bardolatry — noun /ˈbɑː(ɹ).dɒlətrɪi/ excessive or religious worship of …

    Wiktionary

  • 6bardolatry — excessive devotion to or worship of Shakespeare Forms of Worship …

    Phrontistery dictionary

  • 7bardolatry — bard·ol·a·try || bɑː dÉ’lÉ™trɪ n. idolization and veneration of William Shakespeare …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 8bardolatry — [bα: dɒlətri] noun humorous excessive admiration of Shakespeare. Derivatives bardolater noun …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 9bardolatry — bard·ol·a·try …

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  • 10bardolatry — bard•ol•at•ry [[t]bɑrˈdɒl ə tri[/t]] n. cvb worship or idolization of Shakespeare • Etymology: 1900–05; Bard (of Avon) + o + latry bard•ol′at•er, n …

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