Hagiolatry

/haɡiˈɒlətɹi/

Synonyms for "hagiolatry" (6 found)

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Closest matches (2)

Noun(2 words)
cult of saintshero worship

Strong matches (1)

Noun(1 words)

Related words (3)

Noun(3 words)
idolatryidolizationsaint worship

Related word relations

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More general

4 entries
devotionpietyreligious practiceworship

More specific

6 entries
celebrity adulationicon venerationmoral exemplars venerationpublic figure adorationrelic venerationsaint veneration

Collocations

5 entries
cult of saintshagiolatrous practicerelic venerationsaint worshipveneration of relics

Inflections

1 entries

Derivations

2 entries

Sample sentences

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Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Individual churches had their own patron saints, and strong territorial associations could give hagiolatry an almost totemic character […].

Source: wiktionary

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