aischrolatreia
noun
ais·chro·la·treia
ˌī-skrō-lə-ˈtrī-ə
plural -s
: worship of filth : cult of the obscene
Word History
Etymology
Greek aischros shameful, ugly (from aischos disgrace) + -latreia -latry; probably akin to Old English ǣwisc, ǣwisce disgrace, shame, ǣwan to despise, Middle High German eisch ugly, Middle Low German eichelen, ēchelen to disgust, Gothic aiwiski disgrace
First Known Use
1912, in the meaning defined above