What does archeolatry mean?
Archeolatry means Alternative form of archæolatry..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Alternative form of archæolatry..
The living culture was all but strangled by an obsessive archeolatry, and by the systematic attempt to create an artificial, 'pure' language (the so-called katharevousa) that, cleansed of all 'non-Greek' pollution, closely resembled its long-dead classical forebear.
I also consider as defensive compartmentalization the obsessive archeolatry that has marked the Greek educational system from its very inception, and which often leads students to believe that anything worth knowing has already been discovered by their illustrious ancestors thousands of years ago.
Fortunately, few scholars could be accused of such archeolatry, for they knew all too well that funding, security and, above all, interest on the part of the general public were lacking.
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Archeolatry means Alternative form of archæolatry..
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The living culture was all but strangled by an obsessive archeolatry, and by the systematic attempt to create an artificial, 'pure' language (the so-called katharevousa) that, cleansed of all 'non-Greek' pollution, closely resembled its long-dead classical forebear.
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