Bardolatry

//ˈbɑː(ɹ).dɒlətɹɪi// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    excessive or religious worship of William Shakespeare countable, derogatory, uncountable, usually
  2. 2
    the idolization of William Shakespeare wordnet

Etymology

From bard + -latry, coined by George Bernard Shaw in 1901.

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