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demonolatry

[ dee-muh-nol-uh-tree ]

noun

  1. the worship of demons.


demonolatry

/ ˌdiːməˈnɒlətrɪ /

noun

  1. the worship of demons
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Words From

  • demon·ola·trous adjective
  • demon·ola·trous·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of demonolatry1

First recorded in 1660–70; demono- + -latry
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Word History and Origins

Origin of demonolatry1

C17: see demon , -latry
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Example Sentences

An outcome of the witchcraft of fetichism, demonolatry, though not necessarily identical with demoniacal possession, intimately associates itself with it as a part of its development.

These were the outward symbols of demonolatry and superstition invented by scheming priests as the fabric of their sacerdotalism.

And yet they have not abated one jot of their interest in and practice of their demonolatry.

A more copious list can be given of the champions of orthodoxy and demonolatry; of whom it is sufficient to enumerate the more notorious names—Sprenger, Nider, Bodin, Del Rio, James VI.,

Not infrequently the fear of the devil was transformed into indifference, and sometimes even into demonolatry.

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