Hierolatry

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The worship of saints uncountable

    "Luther's obstinate adherence to the ubiquity the Body of Christ and his or rather its real presence in and with the bread was a sad furtherance to the advocates of Popish idolatry and hierolatry."

  2. 2
    the worship of saints wordnet

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hagiolatryhagiolatry

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"Luther's obstinate adherence to the ubiquity the Body of Christ and his or rather its real presence in and with the bread was a sad furtherance to the advocates of Popish idolatry and hierolatry."

Etymology

From hiero- + -latry.

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