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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He was emasculated mentally as well as bodily through his bibliolatry.
From God the Invisible King by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)
No doubt, there was then what we are often solemnly warned against now, bibliolatry.
From Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Kings Chapters VIII to End and Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah. Esther, Job, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes by Maclaren, Alexander
The antithesis had in mind was that to revealed religion, as this had been set forth in the tradition of the Church, and particularly under the bibliolatry of the Puritans.
From An Outline of the History of Christian Thought Since Kant by Moore, Edward Caldwell
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
Deserving no aid from the powerful arm of bibliolatry, then, does the received form of the hypothesis of special creation derive any support from science or sound logic?
From Lay Sermons, Addresses and Reviews by Huxley, Thomas Henry
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