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hagiophobia

hagiophobia noun: the fear, dislike, or hatred of holiness and/or of holy things.

Noun

hagiophobia (uncountable)

  1. The fear, dislike, or hatred of holiness and/or of holy things.
    • As regards Michael Zilk, Father Aurelian was perfectly justified in assuming that he was possessed with a devil, since all the signs favored this presumption, such as sudden paroxysms, abnormal bodily strength, hagiophobia, or strange dread of holy things, and demoniac ecstasy.1895 November, E. P. Evans, “Recent Recrudescence of Superstition”, in The Popular Science Monthly, page 73
    • Perhaps they are afraid that veneration of the saints may lead to putting them in the place of God as objects of worship. If they ever outgrow this hagiophobia they may some day venerate the Gloomy Dean as a saint.1930, Selden Peabody Delany, Why Rome, The Dial Press, page 54

hagiophobia meaning in Tamil

hagiophobia in Tamil

தூயநிலை வெருளி

Origin of hagiophobia

From hagio- + -phobia.

Questions about hagiophobia

What does hagiophobia mean?
Hagiophobia means the fear, dislike, or hatred of holiness and/or of holy things.
What is hagiophobia in Tamil?
Hagiophobia in Tamil is தூயநிலை வெருளி. See Hagiophobia meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is hagiophobia?
Hagiophobia is a noun.

Words near hagiophobia in the dictionary

  1. hagiologists
  2. hagiology
  3. hagiomania
  4. hagionym
  5. hagionyms
  6. hagiophobia
  7. hagioscope
  8. hagioscopes
  9. hagioscopic
  10. Hagiosoritissa
  11. hagiotherapy

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