hygeiolatry

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noun

Excessive attention paid to bodily health, at the expense of morality or religion.

““Hygeiolatry,” in The Peak in Darien (Boston, 1882), pp. 81–91. By Frances Power Cobbe”

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Meanings

nounhygeiolatry (uncountable)
  1. archaicderogatoryuncountableExcessive attention paid to bodily health, at the expense of morality or religion.

    “Hygeiolatry,” in The Peak in Darien (Boston, 1882), pp. 81–91. By Frances Power Cobbe

Origin

hygiene + -o- + -latry. Attested as early as 1882.

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hygeiolatry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hygeiolatry

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“hygeiolatry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hygeiolatry. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hygeiolatry,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hygeiolatry.

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