vexillolatry

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noun

The worship of a flag or flags.

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Meanings

nounvexillolatry (uncountable)
  1. uncountablelifestyleThe worship of a flag or flags.

    Beginning when I was about twelve, I railed, silently, against having to begin school each day by reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag, with right hand over heart, if you can imagine such shameless vexillolatry.

    2000, Douglas Fethering, Travels by Night, →ISBN, pages 42–43

Origin

From vexillo- + -latry.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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