artolater means A worshipper of bread; one who takes part in artolatry. It carries an Arena rating of 1497, earned across 15 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, artolater ranks #362 of 17,163 for Funniest Words, #488 of 17,140 for Most Whimsical Words, #1,375 of 17,104 for Most Storied Words, #2,505 of 17,143 for Best Fossil-Poetry Words.
artolater is pronounced /ɑːˈtɒlətə/.
Why “artolater” is a great word
One who worships bread, specifically a polemical label for one accused of idolizing the Eucharistic host. From Ancient Greek ἄρτος (ártos, 'bread') + the combining form -later ('worshipper'), a term forged in sixteenth-century Reformation polemic. Unlike 'artophagous,' which neutrally describes a bread-eater, or the broad accusation of 'idolater,' 'artolater' is a precise theological dart aimed at the doctrine of transubstantiation. It conjures the hushed, incense-laden air before the elevated wafer, the terrified peasant averting his eyes, and the reformer's sneer at what he saw as a primitive confusion of symbol and thing—a word that captures the violent schism between seeing mere sustenance and perceiving, in its very substance, the flesh of heaven.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἄρτος (ártos, “bread”) + -later.
noun
- A worshipper of bread; one who takes part in artolatry.
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