Similar to idolatry and iconodulism, epeolatry literally means the worship of words. It derives from epos, which unlike logos more specifically means word in Greek, and was apparently coined in 1860 by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.Figuratively speaking, the word can be playfully applied to philologists, linguists, or lexicographers.
The term is of significant satirical value and may be used in the denigration of popular religions or belief systems. For example, one could call Christianity an epeolatric religion because the majority of its teachings hinge on the words of the Hebrew Bible. However, you are unlikely to encounter the word in any form because it remains obscure.
The term is of significant satirical value and may be used in the denigration of popular religions or belief systems. For example, one could call Christianity an epeolatric religion because the majority of its teachings hinge on the words of the Hebrew Bible. However, you are unlikely to encounter the word in any form because it remains obscure.
"I read my dictionary for a few more minutes, until tiredness eventually brought my epeolatry to an end for the day."
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Often cured with PeptoBismol!
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My Fishville neighbor posted on my Facebook wall that my fish were starving, along with a frowning eclownfish.
He must be a member of ePETA.
He must be a member of ePETA.
by hmcdesq May 28, 2010
Get the ePETA mug.The blatant act of telling everyone, showing off or bragging about how big your epeen is. Most common in online games when someone links or describes a bit of loot they have just obtained which is then immediately followed by someone then linking or describing more and better loot they obtained weeks before and hadn't stopped bragging about.
John: look what i just got <Decent Peice of Epic Loot>
Doe: <Uber Epic loot><More Uber epic loot><Even more Uber epic loot><EVEN MORE Uber epic loot>
John:enuff with the epeening mmmkay?
Doe: <Uber Epic loot><More Uber epic loot><Even more Uber epic loot><EVEN MORE Uber epic loot>
John:enuff with the epeening mmmkay?
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Get the Epenisic mug.This is one of the three weapons you can fence. In épée, you can only hit with the tip of the sword, but you can hit the opponent anywhere. The tip of the weapon has a button on the end that depresses when you stab the opponent. When I say you can hit the opponent anywhere on the body, I really mean anywhere. You can hit them on the toe, in the back, in the finger, anywhere. One thing to keep in mind when you fence this weapon, is that there is no right of way. There are no rules to decide who gets the point if both opponents hit at the same exact time. Whoever hits first gets the point.
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