aischrolatreia

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noun

The worship of filth.

OriginAncient Greek αἰσχρός →
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Meanings

nounaischrolatreia (uncountable)
  1. formalrareuncountableThe worship of filth.
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    Morton's heavyhanded humour when he denies imagined accusations of coprophemia, aischrolatreia and lalochezia by saying that "you - dear reader - can decide for yourself after perusing the remaining two hundred pages" is made heavier still by the fact that nobody at Atlantic noticed that this estimate is 100 pages out.

    2005 July 30, Michel Faber, “L is for lalochezia”, in The Guardian

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekαἰσχρός“disgraceful”
  2. Englishaischrolatreia

From Ancient Greek αἰσχρός (aiskhrós, “disgraceful”) + λατρεία (latreía, “worship”).

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aischrolatreia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aischrolatreia

MLA

“aischrolatreia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aischrolatreia. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aischrolatreia,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aischrolatreia.

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