idiotry

idiotry
\\-ətrē, -ri\ noun (-es)
Etymology: idiot (I) + -ry
chiefly Scots law : idiocy

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  • Idiotry — Id i*ot*ry, n. Idiocy. [R.] Bp. Warburton. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • idiotry — id·i·ot·ry …   English syllables

  • idiocy — (n.) 1520s, from IDIOT (Cf. idiot) on model of prophecy, etc. Early alternatives included idiotacy (1580s), idiotry (1590s) …   Etymology dictionary

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