bardolatry

[ bahr-dol-uh-tree ]

noun
  1. great or excessive adoration of or reverence for William Shakespeare: I crossed the line into bardolatry halfway through my thesis on the psyche of Lady Macbeth.

Origin of bardolatry

1
Coined by George Bernard Shaw in 1901; bard1 + -o- + -latry

Other words from bardolatry

  • bar·dol·a·ter, bar·dol·a·tor, noun
  • bar·dol·a·trous, adjective

Words Nearby bardolatry

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British Dictionary definitions for bardolatry

bardolatry

/ (bɑːˈdɒlətrɪ) /


noun
  1. facetious idolatry or excessive admiration of William Shakespeare

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