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Where does “-latry” come from?

-latry (English) comes from Late Latin latria, from Ancient Greek λατρεία, from Ancient Greek λατρευειν — wait on,” “serve with prayer.

-latry (English): worship of

Definitions

  1. worship of

Ancestry of “-latry”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinlatria—
2Ancient Greekλατρείαservice; worship
3Ancient Greekλατρευεινwait on,” “serve with prayer

Words derived from “-latry”

  • Mariolatry
  • bibliolatry
  • bardolatry
  • monolatry
  • demonolatry
  • iconolatry
  • zoolatry
  • hagiolatry
  • litholatry
  • astrolatry
  • heliolatry
  • theolatry
  • statolatry
  • angelolatry
  • bibliolatrous
  • Christolatry
  • ophiolatry
  • bardolatrous
  • necrolatry
  • logolatry
  • anthropolatry
  • hierolatry
  • pyrolatry
  • lordolatry
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