BARDOLATRY

PRONUNCIATION: (bar-DAH-luh-tree)

MEANING: noun: Excessive admiration of William Shakespeare.

ETYMOLOGY: Coined by George Bernard Shaw from bard (poet) + -latry (worship). Shakespeare is often referred to as the Bard of Avon, or simply the Bard. Earliest documented use: 1901.
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