Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

basileiolatry

/basɪleɪˈɒlətɹi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: basileio-la-try
IPA: /basɪleɪˈɒlətɹi/

18

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Worship of the king.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"At Westminster the established religion is Basileiolatry."
"The “basileiolatry” which we are told is now the prevailing worship at Westminster seems to have begun in the middle ages."
"When…the Second Recension was revised, the revisers…took pains to give greater significance to the queen’s coronation.…Different as it was, the same spirit of basileiolatry inspired the alternative version."
"Already in the tenth century basileiolatry…was established in England. The king was God’s thegn, His vicar upon earth."
"Maybe you have some half-baked mixture of feudal and absolutist theories in mind…and the basileiolatry you display suggests so."
"Boyd’s ensuing burst of proud Scots patriotism quickly gives place to a flood of boundless basileiolatry and optimism."

Etymology

Ancient Greek βασίλειος (basíleios, “of the king”) (from βασιλεύς (basileús, “king”)) + -latry (from the Ancient Greek λατρεία (latreía, “worship”)).

Word Breakdown

Suffix: -latry

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /basɪleɪˈɒlətɹi/

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

basileolatry (alternative) basilolatry (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

basil basilean basilic basilica basilical basilicon basilics basilisk

Questions

How do you pronounce basileiolatry?: The recorded pronunciation is /basɪleɪˈɒlətɹi/.
What does basileiolatry mean?: Worship of the king.
Where does basileiolatry come from?: Ancient Greek βασίλειος (basíleios, “of the king”) (from βασιλεύς (basileús, “king”)) + -latry (from the Ancient Greek λατρεία (latreía, “worship”)).

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