Oxonolatryn.
/ˌɒksəˈnɒlətri/, U.S. /ˌɑksəˈnɑlətri/ rare.
Worship of or devotion to Oxford.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > respect > reverence > [noun] > worship of Oxford
Oxonolatry1893
society > education > place of education > college or university > [noun] > university > specific university > devotion to specific university
Oxonolatry1893
1893 A. C. Swinburne Stud. Prose & Poetry (1894) 34 The effusive Oxonolatry of Mr. Arnold.
1932 A. Quiller-Couch in Fifty Years 46 What we, the lighter-hearted, did not renounce was the charm of the place, that ‘Oxonolatry’, if you will, which Swinburne had scoffed at.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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n.1893- to stare like a pig
- to stare like a stuck pig
- to stare out
- to stare out of countenance
- to stare up and down
- to start a baby
- to start a family
- to start a hare
- to start anything
- to start fair
- to start from
- to start in
- to start in business
- to start in on
- to start in upon
- to start in vogue
- to start into vogue
- to start off
- to start on
- to start on a high note
- to start out
- to start over
- to start something
- to start the ball rolling
- to start the pot boiling