Meanings
suffix
- alternativeAlternative form of -latry.
Origin
By analogy with idolatry and other such terms as ecclesiolatry and Mariolatry (Late Latin mariolatria); compare -o-. Equivalent to -o- + -latry.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
-olatry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-olatry
MLA
“-olatry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-olatry. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-olatry,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-olatry.
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