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Meaning of onolatry | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Worship of the ass or donkey.
    uncountable, usually
  2. Preoccupation with or devotion to something foolish.
    uncountable, usually

Equivalents

Latina onolatria

Examples

“The calumny of onolatry, or ass-worship, attributed by Tacitus and other writers to the Jews, was afterwards, by the hatred of the latter, transferred to the Christians.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

onomancy onomasiologically onomasiologist onomasiology onomast onomastician

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