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Definition of Gyneolatry

1. Noun. The worship of women.

Definition of Gyneolatry

1. n. The adoration or worship of woman.

Definition of Gyneolatry

1. Noun. The adoration or worship of women. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Gyneolatry

1. The adoration or worship of woman. "The sentimental gyneolatry of chivalry, which was at best but skin-deep." (Lowell) Origin: gynh = a woman or female. (17 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gyneolatry

Literary usage of Gyneolatry

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. European Dramatists by Archibald Henderson (1913)
"In his revolt against the position of Ibsen, he unhesitatingly said: " My superior intelligence revolts against the gyneolatry which is the latest ..."

2. A Book of Prefaces by Henry Louis Mencken (1917)
"The current gyneolatry is as far outside his scheme of things as the current program of rewards and punishments, sins and virtues, causes and effects. ..."

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