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Collyridianism

Collyridianism noun: an alleged Early Christian heretical movement in Arabia whose adherents apparently worshipped the Virgin Mary as a goddess.

Noun

Collyridianism (uncountable)

  1. (historical) An alleged Early Christian heretical movement in Arabia whose adherents apparently worshipped the Virgin Mary as a goddess.

Questions about Collyridianism

What does Collyridianism mean?
Collyridianism means an alleged Early Christian heretical movement in Arabia whose adherents apparently worshipped the Virgin Mary as a goddess.
What part of speech is Collyridianism?
Collyridianism is a noun.

Words near Collyridianism in the dictionary

  1. Collymore
  2. Collymores
  3. Collyns
  4. collyria
  5. Collyridian
  6. Collyridianism
  7. Collyridians
  8. collyrium
  9. collyriums
  10. collywesson
  11. collywest

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