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Meaning of GYNEOLATRY

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 Definition: [n]  worship of women
 
 Synonyms: gynaeolatry, woman-worship
 
 See Also: devotion, idolatry, veneration

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Gyn`e*ol"a*try\, n. [Gr. ? a woman + ? worship.]
The adoration or worship of woman.

      The sentimental gyneolatry of chivalry, which was at
      best but skin-deep.                      --Lowell.

 

 

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