Hagiolatry
/haɡiˈɒlətɹi/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The worship of saints. uncountable
"Individual churches had their own patron saints, and strong territorial associations could give hagiolatry an almost totemic character […]."
- 2 the worship of saints wordnet
Example
More examples"Individual churches had their own patron saints, and strong territorial associations could give hagiolatry an almost totemic character […]."
Etymology
From hagio- + -latry.