chronolatry means The worship of time. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 77 out of 100.
Why this word is great
CHRONOLATRY — [Noun] The worship of time, or the idolization of the present or future. From the combining form chrono- (from Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos), meaning "time") and -latry (from Ancient Greek -λατρεία (-latreía), from λατρεία (latreía), meaning "worship"). Unlike chronophobia (which shudders at time's passage) or chronocentrism (which merely elevates one era above others), chronolatry is an active, devotional prostration before the ticking clock. It is the frantic refresh of the news feed, the monastic discipline of the life-hacker optimizing each second, and the pilgrim's queue for the latest technological reliquary—a liturgy that mistakes the calendar for a catechism, and the clock for a god that consumes all its devotees.
noun
- The worship of time.“For quotations using this term, see Citations:chronolatry.”