verbolatry

• Substantivo que designa a adoração ou o culto às palavras, ou uma devoção e veneração excessivas às palavras e ao seu uso.

A noun referring to the worship of words, or an excessive devotion to or reverence for words and their use.

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1. Worship of wordsC2formal

   An excessive or obsessive devotion to words, their meanings, or their usage.

   Latria de palavras

   • His verbolatry made him spend hours analyzing every single word in the poem.
   • Some literary critics are accused of verbolatry, focusing more on the language than the story.
   • Her verbolatry led her to collect rare dictionaries and thesauruses.

   Sinônimosword-worship