bibliolatry
Americannoun
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excessive reverence for the Bible as literally interpreted.
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extravagant devotion to or dependence upon books.
noun
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excessive devotion to or reliance on the Bible
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extreme fondness for books
Other Word Forms
- bibliolater noun
- bibliolatrist noun
- bibliolatrous adjective
Etymology
Origin of bibliolatry
Example Sentences
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Having emancipated myself from the thraldom of bibliolatry and priestcraft generally, it is my aim to examine what seems to be my duty as a man and an integer of society.
From Ancient Faiths And Modern A Dissertation upon Worships, Legends and Divinities by Inman, Thomas
There is another variety of bibliolatry arising in a different way—not upon errors of language incident to human infirmity, but upon deliberate errors indispensable to divine purposes.
From Theological Essays and Other Papers — Volume 1 by De Quincey, Thomas
The bibliolatry of colonial New England is expressed in William Bradford's resolve to study languages so that he could "see with his own eyes the ancient oracles of God in all their native beauty."
From Benjamin Franklin Representative selections, with introduction, bibliograpy, and notes by Jorgenson, Chester E.
Calvinistic bibliolatry contended with "the sacred book of nature."
From Benjamin Franklin Representative selections, with introduction, bibliograpy, and notes by Jorgenson, Chester E.
Wherever bibliolatry has prevailed, bigotry and cruelty have accompanied it.
From Thomas Henry Huxley; A Sketch Of His Life And Work by Mitchell, P. Chalmers (Peter Chalmers)
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