theolatry

[ thee-ol-uh-tree ]

noun

1. worship of a deity.

Word History and Origins

Origin of theolatry¹

From the Greek word theolatreía, dating back to 1800–10. See theo-, -latry

Example Sentences

“Yahweh is a fertility god,” Miles provocatively suggests, whereas “Allah is a theolatry god” — theolatry meaning the worshiping of God alone.

From New York Times

The lip-shapes that had meant seductiveness were now made to express supplication; the glow on the cheek that yesterday could be translated as riotousness was evangelized to-day into the splendour of pious rhetoric; animalism had become fanaticism; Paganism, Paulinism; the bold rolling eye that had flashed upon her form in the old time with such mastery now beamed with the rude energy of a theolatry that was almost ferocious.

From Project Gutenberg