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hagiolatry

UK/haɡiˈɒlətɹi/

hagiolatry noun: the worship of saints.

Noun

hagiolatry (uncountable)

  1. The worship of saints.
    • Individual churches had their own patron saints, and strong territorial associations could give hagiolatry an almost totemic character […].1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society, published 2012, page 25

Origin of hagiolatry

From hagio- + -latry.

Words formed from hagiolatry

Questions about hagiolatry

What does hagiolatry mean?
Hagiolatry means the worship of saints.
What part of speech is hagiolatry?
Hagiolatry is a noun.
How do you pronounce hagiolatry?
Hagiolatry is pronounced /haɡiˈɒlətɹi/ (UK).

Words near hagiolatry in the dictionary

  1. hagiographizing
  2. hagiography
  3. hagiolater
  4. hagiolaters
  5. hagiolatrous
  6. hagiolatry
  7. hagiolith
  8. hagioliths
  9. hagiologic
  10. hagiological
  11. hagiologies

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