zoolatrynoun
Factsheet
What does the noun zoolatry mean?
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun zoolatry. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
How common is the noun zoolatry?
| 1820 | 0.0005 |
| 1830 | 0.0016 |
| 1840 | 0.0025 |
| 1850 | 0.0046 |
| 1860 | 0.0078 |
| 1870 | 0.0089 |
| 1880 | 0.01 |
| 1890 | 0.011 |
| 1900 | 0.011 |
| 1910 | 0.01 |
| 1920 | 0.0085 |
| 1930 | 0.006 |
| 1940 | 0.0054 |
| 1950 | 0.0043 |
| 1960 | 0.0036 |
| 1970 | 0.0033 |
| 1980 | 0.0036 |
| 1990 | 0.0035 |
| 2000 | 0.0031 |
| 2010 | 0.0029 |
How is the noun zoolatry pronounced?
British English
U.S. English
Where does the noun zoolatry come from?
Earliest known use
late 1700s
The earliest known use of the noun zoolatry is in the late 1700s.
OED's earliest evidence for zoolatry is from 1784, in a dictionary by J. S. Charrier.
zoolatry is formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a French lexical item.
Etymons: zoo- comb. form, ‑latry comb. form.
Nearby entries
- zooid, n.1851–
- zooid, adj.1849
- zooidal, adj.1858–
- zooidogamous, adj.1891–
- zookeeper, n.1886–
- zookeeping, n.1929–
- Zookers, int.1620–
- Zooks, int.1600–
- zoolater, n.1876–
- zoolatrous, adj.1876–
- zoolatry, n.1784–
- zoolite, n.1768–
- zoologer, n.1663–
- zoologic, adj.1766–
- zoological, adj. & n.1686–
- zoological garden, n.1827–
- zoologically, adv.1799–
- zoologico-, comb. form
- zoologico-archaeologist, n.1864
- zoologist, n.1663–
- zoologize, v.1830–
Etymology
Summary
Meaning & use
- 1784–The worship of animals. Also hyperbolically: extreme or excessive fondness for animals.
- 1784
Zoolatry, zoolatrie.
J. S. Charrier, Nugent's New Pocket Dictionary Eng. & French (ed. 4) vol. II - 1845
That the gods of the Gentiles, however connected with Sabianism and Materialism and Zoölatry, were originally..deified mortals.
G. S. Faber, Eight Dissertations vol. I. iv. i. 285 - 1858
Conspicuous at the head of the zoolatry of Egypt stands the worship of the great Memphitic bull, Apis.
C. Hardwick, Christ & Other Masters iv. i. 56 - 1896
We were not aware that she carried her zoolatry to the length of objecting to the dissection of their [sc. animals'] dead bodies.
British Medical Journal 11 April 931/2 - 1907
They brought with them a concrete form of zoolatry in the cult of the buffalo.
Quarterly Review July 200 - 1935
Zoolatry, so common to most boys, is put to its best uses.
Times 24 January 8/3 - 2005
The zoolatry of the Egyptians unnerved the Greeks, as did the greater antiquity of their culture.
New Republic (Nexis) 21 March 25
- brute-worship1738–
- zoolatry1784–The worship of animals. Also hyperbolically: extreme or excessive fondness for animals.
- therolatry1873–Beast-worship, worship of animals.
- theriolatry1897–The worship of beasts, or of theriomorphic deities.
Pronunciation
British English
U.S. English
Consonants
- ppea
- ttea
- kkey
- bbuy
- ddye
- ɡguy
- tʃchore
- dʒjay
- ffore
- θthaw
- ssore
- ʃshore
- vvee
- ðthee
- zzee
- ʒbeige
- xloch
- hhay
- llay
- ɬrhingyll
- rray
- wway
- jyore
- mmay
- nnay
- ŋsing
Some consonants can take the function of the vowel in unstressed syllables. Where necessary, a syllabic marker diacritic is used, hence
Vowels
- iːfleece
- ihappy
- ɪkit
- ɛdress
- atrap, bath
- ɑːstart, palm, bath
- ɒlot
- ɔːthought, force
- ʌstrut
- ʊfoot
- uːgoose
- əletter
- əːnurse
- ɪənear
- ɛːsquare
- ʊəcure
- eɪface
- ʌɪpride
- aʊmouth
- əʊgoat
- ɔɪvoice
- ãgratin
- ɒ̃salon
- ᵻ(/ɪ/-/ə/)
- ᵿ(/ʊ/-/ə/)
Other symbols
- The symbol ˈ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with primary stress.
- The symbol ˌ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with secondary stress.
- Round brackets ( ) in a transcription indicate that the symbol within the brackets is optional.
View the pronunciation model here.
Consonants
- ppea
- ttea
- kkey
- bbuy
- ddye*
- ɡguy
- tʃchore
- dʒjay
- ffore
- θthaw
- ssore
- ʃshore
- vvee
- ðthee
- zzee
- ʒbeige
- xloch
- hhay
- llay
- rray
- wway
- jyore
- mmay
- nnay
- ŋsing
* /d/ also represents a 'tapped' /t/ as in
Some consonants can take the function of the vowel in unstressed syllables. Where necessary, a syllabic marker diacritic is used, hence
Vowels
- ifleece, happy
- ɪkit
- ɛdress
- ætrap, bath
- ɑlot, palm, cloth, thought
- ɑrstart
- ɔcloth, thought
- ɔrnorth, force
- ʊfoot
- ugoose
- əstrut, comma
- ərnurse, letter
- ɪ(ə)rnear
- ɛ(ə)rsquare
- ʊ(ə)rcure
- eɪface
- aɪpride
- aʊmouth
- oʊgoat
- ɔɪvoice
- ɑ̃gratin
- æ̃salon
- ᵻ(/ɪ/-/ə/)
- ᵿ(/ʊ/-/ə/)
Other symbols
- The symbol ˈ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with primary stress.
- The symbol ˌ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with secondary stress.
- Round brackets ( ) in a transcription indicate that the symbol within the brackets is optional.
View the pronunciation model here.
Simple text respell breaks words into syllables, separated by a hyphen. The syllable which carries the primary stress is written in capital letters. This key covers both British and U.S. English Simple Text Respell.
Consonants
b, d, f, h, k, l, m, n, p, r, s, t, v, w and z have their standard English values
- gguy
- jjay
- yyore
- chchore
- khloch
- shshore
- ththaw
- dhthee
- zhbeige
Vowels
- atrap
- ahpalm
- airsquare
- arstart
- arrcarry (British only)
- awthought
- ayface
- a(ng)gratin
- edress
- eefleece
- eerdeer
- errmerry
- ikit
- ighpride
- irrmirror
- olot (British only)
- ohgoat
- oogoose
- oorcure
- orforce
- orrsorry (British only)
- owmouth
- oyvoice
- o(ng)salon
- ustrut
- uhletter
- urnurse
- urrhurry
- uufoot
Forms
Variant forms
Frequency
zoolatry typically occurs fewer than 0.01 times per million words in modern written English.
zoolatry is in frequency band 2, which contains words occurring between 0.001 and 0.01 times per million words in modern written English. More about OED's frequency bands
Frequency of zoolatry, n., 1820–2010
* Occurrences per million words in written English
Historical frequency series are derived from Google Books Ngrams (version 2), a data set based on the Google Books corpus of several million books printed in English between 1500 and 2010.
The overall frequency for a given word is calculated by summing frequencies for the main form of the word, any plural or inflected forms, and any major spelling variations.
For sets of homographs (distinct entries that share the same word-form, e.g. mole, n.¹, mole, n.², mole, n.³, etc.), we have estimated the frequency of each homograph entry as a fraction of the total Ngrams frequency for the word-form. This may result in inaccuracies.
Smoothing has been applied to series for lower-frequency words, using a moving-average algorithm. This reduces short-term fluctuations, which may be produced by variability in the content of the Google Books corpus.
| Decade | Frequency per million words |
|---|---|
| 1820 | 0.0005 |
| 1830 | 0.0016 |
| 1840 | 0.0025 |
| 1850 | 0.0046 |
| 1860 | 0.0078 |
| 1870 | 0.0089 |
| 1880 | 0.01 |
| 1890 | 0.011 |
| 1900 | 0.011 |
| 1910 | 0.01 |
| 1920 | 0.0085 |
| 1930 | 0.006 |
| 1940 | 0.0054 |
| 1950 | 0.0043 |
| 1960 | 0.0036 |
| 1970 | 0.0033 |
| 1980 | 0.0036 |
| 1990 | 0.0035 |
| 2000 | 0.0031 |
| 2010 | 0.0029 |