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From archae- + -o- + -latry, from Ancient Greek: ἀρχαῖος (arkhaîos, “ancient”) in combination with λατρεία (latreía, “service", "worship”).
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archaeolatry
Today it means: Worship of an antiquity; excessive veneration of antiquity. Full definition →