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单词 onolatry
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onolatryn.

Brit. /əʊˈnɒlətri/, /əˈnɒlətri/, U.S. /oʊˈnɑlətri/
Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek ὄνος , -latry comb. form.
Etymology: < ancient Greek ὄνος ass (see onocentaur n.) + -latry comb. form; compare -olatry comb. form.
rare.
Worship of the donkey or ass. Also in extended use: excessive admiration for or devotion to foolishness or a foolish thing.
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onolatry1903
1903 Jrnl. Amer. Folklore 16 203 Onolatry. Reinach, S.: Le culte de l'âne... Treats of the charges of worshipping a donkey made by the pagans against the Jews and early Christians.
1924 I. Babbitt Rousseau & Romanticism iv. 144 Nietzsche has depicted the leaders of the nineteenth century as engaged in a veritable onolatry or ass-worship.
1953 E. Sitwell Gardeners & Astronomers 28 The crowd's onolatries Echo that laughter.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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