Gynecolatry

/ˌdʒɪnɪˈkɒləteri/ noun

Definition

The worship, idealization, or excessive admiration of women; treating women as objects of religious or spiritual devotion.

Etymology

From Greek 'gyne' (woman) and 'latreia' (worship), literally meaning 'the worship of women,' contrasting with misogyny.

Kelly Says

Gynecolatry is almost as problematic as misogyny because both treat women as 'other'—one as goddesses to worship, the other as inferior beings—instead of simply as equal humans.

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