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hygeiolatry rare.|haɪdʒiːˈɒlətrɪ|
[f. Gr. ὑγεία (see Hygeia) + λατρεία worship.]
Worship of health; excessive devotion to hygiene.
1882Miss Cobbe Peak of Darien 81 (heading) Hygeiolatry. 1882Christian Life 30 Sept. 468/2 ‘Hygeiolatry’ is the latest invention in words. It is meant to indicate an excessive devotion to one's health. 1887Miss Cobbe in Contemp. Rev. June 804 His [Kingsley's] voice..would have been loudest in the denunciation of that hygeiolatry which threatens to become our only religion. |