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Maryolatry

Maryolatry is the alternative spelling of Mariolatry.

Meaning of Mariolatry

Noun

Mariolatry (countable and uncountable, plural Mariolatries)

  1. (derogatory) Adoration or veneration of the Virgin Mary to an extent regarded as inappropriate or even idolatrous.
    • For, though it were a knowen corruption, and therefore ſhould haue beene auoyded; yet [Robert] Bellarmine in muſtering vp the Fathers authorities, for proofe of the reading, ipſa (the beſt ground of their Mariolatrie) brings in [John] Chryſoſtom in the rereward.1611, Thomas Iames [i.e., Thomas James], “The 32. Place Corrupted, in the 17. Homily of Chrys[ostom] vpon Gen[esis] To[me] 1. Pg. 97.”, in A Treatise of the Corrvption of Scripture, Councels, and...
    Synonyms:
    Marianolatry

Origin of Maryolatry

From Mary + -o- + -latry.

Questions about Maryolatry

What is Maryolatry the alternative spelling of?
Maryolatry is the alternative spelling of Mariolatry.

Words near Maryolatry in the dictionary

  1. Marylouise
  2. Marylyn
  3. Marymass
  4. Maryna
  5. Maryneal
  6. Maryolatry
  7. Maryport
  8. Maryrose
  9. marys
  10. Marys Mount
  11. Marysole

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Maryolatry (page history and authors); Mariolatry (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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