Dictionary entry

Gyneolatry

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Gyn′e‐ol″a‐try (–ŏl″ȧ‐try̆), n. [Gr. γυνή a woman + λατρεία worship.] The adoration or worship of woman.

The sentimental gyneolatry of chivalry, which was at best but skin-deep. Lowell.