epeolatry

== English == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ἔπος (épos, “word”) + -latry (“worship of”). The first citation of the word is from Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., in his 1860 book The Professor at the Breakfast-Table. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛpiˈɒlətɹi/ === Noun === epeolatry (uncountable) (very rare) The worship of words. ==== Synonyms ==== logolatry verbolatry ==== Related terms ==== idolatry