bardolatry | Word of the Day

April 23, 2019 bardolatry [bahr-dol-uh-tree] noun 1. great or excessive adoration of or reverence for William Shakespeare: I crossed the line into bardolatry halfway through my thesis on the psyche of Lady Macbeth. Visual Word of the Day Watch the Visual Word of the Day word-trends Has The Word "Expert" Lost Its Meaning In 2019? word-trends What Are The Differences Between These Emoji Faces? WORD OF THE DAY bardolatry continued... QUOTES So much for Bardolatry! -- George Bernard Shaw, "Better Than Shakespear?" Three Plays for Puritans, 1901 ORIGIN Bardolatry, an excessive devotion to "the Bard" (William Shakespeare), is a combination of bard, from common Celtic bardos (Old Irish bard, Welsh bardd), and the combining form -latry, from Greek latreía "service, worship." Bardolatry was coined by George Bernard Shaw in 1901. OTHERS ARE READING 1 The Double Meanings For These Innocent Animal Emoji Sometimes, a lobster isn't just a lobster ... 2 What's Happening With The Word "Unicorn"? What do Scotland, Silicon Valley, LGBTQ pride, and Jesus Christ all have in common? Unicorns. Yes, unicorns. 3 How Do You Use The Word "Myriad" In A Sentence? From college admissions to carbon emissions, it seems seems society these days is facing a myriad of challenges ... or is it myriad challenges? As if we don't have enough to deal with ... 4 You're Probably Already Speaking This Jamaican Slang Whether you're in South Beach or South London, we've rounded up some of our favorite examples of Jamaican slang in the language. Yuh ready? 5 Blond vs. Blonde: What's The Difference? You probably know blond as a hair color. But wait, haven't you seen the word blond spelled with an E too: blonde? Why?! © 2018 Dictionary.com, LLC. ABOUT CONTACT You are subscribed to the Word of the Day as: matzom229@gmail.com Subscriber since: September 06, 2017 Unsubscribe Dictionary.com, LLC. 555 12th Street Suite 500 Oakland CA 94607 Manage your subscription Terms & Privacy