ecclesiolatry

American

[ih-klee-zee-ol-uh-tree] / ɪˌkli ziˈɒl ə tri /

noun

excessive reverence for churchly forms and traditions.

ecclesiolatry British

/ ɪˌkliːzɪˈɒlətrɪ /

noun

obsessional devotion to ecclesiastical traditions

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Other Word Forms

ecclesiolater noun

Etymology

Origin of ecclesiolatry

First recorded in 1840–50; ecclesi(a) + -o- + -latry

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Associated words: ecclesiastical, ecclesiology, ecclesiolatry, ecclesiasticism, parish, hierarch, hierarchy, hierocracy, hierolatry, hierology, hierarchism, irenics, curé, evangelical, verger, beadle, chancel, clearstory, nave, transept, vestry, presbytery, prebend, prebendary, lectern, apse, irenicon, living, benefice, sinecure, glebe, see, prelacy, convocation, synod, conference, conclave, consistory, crypt, schism, orthodoxy, heterodoxy, unchurch, sacristan, sacristy, Dorcastry, Sarum use. church and state.

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