gynecolatry means synonym of gynolatry (“the worship of women”). It carries an Arena rating of 1204, earned across 9 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, gynecolatry ranks #3,041 of 17,163 for Funniest Words, #3,557 of 17,151 for The Improbable, #4,809 of 17,128 for Most Ponderous Words, #6,084 of 17,124 for Most Sublime Words.
Why “gynecolatry” is a great word
Gynecolatry is the quasi-religious veneration or worship of women as objects of sacred devotion. From the combining form gyneco- (from Greek γυνή, gynē, "woman") and -latry (from Greek -λατρεία, -latreia, "worship"). Unlike gynephilia, which denotes a sexual or romantic attraction, or misogyny, its direct conceptual opposite of hatred or contempt, gynecolatry implies a sacred awe, a devotional posture that transposes the feminine into the realm of the divine. It is the courtly knight's unrequited pledge to his lady, the poet's fevered sonnet cycle to an untouchable muse, and the quiet, lifelong study of a mother's habits as if they were holy scripture—a testament to the human compulsion to build altars where we cannot possess, an adoration that becomes its own quiet penance.
Etymology
From gyneco- + -latry.
noun
- Synonym of gynolatry (“the worship of women”).e.g.“I was always capable of a more exalted view of woman, if not quite the fawning gynecolatry of some of my contemporaries.” — 2016, David Bentley Hart, A Splendid Wickedness and Other Essays, page 291:
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