What is another word for verbolatry?

Pronunciation: [vɜːbˈɒlətɹˌɪ] (IPA)

Verbolatry is a term that refers to a worship of words or speech. It is derived from the Latin word "verbum" meaning word, and the Greek word "latreia" meaning worship. Some possible synonyms for verbolatry include: logolatry, philology, lexophilia, verbophilia, linguaphilia, and dictionarianism. Logolatry is a worship of words or language, philology is a study of language and its development, lexophilia is a love of words, verbophilia is an extreme fondness for verbs, linguaphilia is a love for languages, and dictionarianism is a preoccupation with dictionaries or the use of words in a particular way. These synonyms all relate to the use and appreciation of language in different ways.

What are the hypernyms for Verbolatry?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

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