epeolatry

English

/ɛpiˈɒlətɹi/

noun

Definitions

(very rare) The worship of words.

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek ἔπος (word, song, speech, epic, story, talk).

Origin

Ancient Greek

ἔπος

Gloss

word, song, speech, epic, story, talk

Concept

Semantic Field

Speech and language

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

`Kanji`

辞

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

epos Latin
Epos German
νήπιος Ancient Greek
ἐπικός Ancient Greek
ἐποποιία Ancient Greek
ἔπος Ancient Greek
ὀρθοέπεια Ancient Greek
*wekʷ- Proto-Indo-European
epos Danish
*wékʷos Proto-Hellenic