A person who excessively admires or worships bards and their works.
From 'bard' + '-olater' (from Latin 'adorator,' a worshipper). The '-olater' suffix comes from Greek 'latreia' (worship) and appears in words like 'idolater' to describe excessive devotion.
Shakespeare scholars are basically bardolaters—especially those obsessed with discovering new plays or 'proving' he wrote everything from the sonnets to grocery lists!
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