artolatry

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noun

Bread-worship (the worship of the bread at Eucharist).

OriginNew Latin artolatria ← Ancient Greek ἄρτος ← Latin -latria →
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Meanings

nounartolatry (uncountable)
  1. historicaluncountableChristianityBread-worship (the worship of the bread at Eucharist).

Origin

  1. Latin-latria“worship”
  2. Ancient Greekἄρτος“bread”
  3. New Latinartolatria
  4. Englishartolatry

Learned borrowing from New Latin artolatria, from Ancient Greek ἄρτος (ártos, “bread”) + Latin -latria (“worship”).

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APA

artolatry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/artolatry

MLA

“artolatry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/artolatry. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “artolatry,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/artolatry.

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