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staurolatry

staurolatry noun: the idolatrous worship of the cross or crucifix.

Noun

staurolatry (uncountable)

  1. The idolatrous worship of the cross or crucifix

Origin of staurolatry

From stauro- + -latry.

Questions about staurolatry

What does staurolatry mean?
Staurolatry means the idolatrous worship of the cross or crucifix.
What part of speech is staurolatry?
Staurolatry is a noun.

Words near staurolatry in the dictionary

  1. staurobaryte
  2. staurogram
  3. staurograms
  4. staurolater
  5. staurolaters
  6. staurolatry
  7. staurolite
  8. staurolites
  9. staurolitic
  10. stauromedusa
  11. stauromedusae

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