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  • noun The worship of kings.

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  • noun Worship of the king.

Etymologies

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Ancient Greek βασίλειος (basileios, “of the king”; from βασιλεύς, basileus, “king”) + English -latry (from the Ancient Greek λατρεία, latreia, “worship”); compare basileolatry and basilolatry

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