ecclesiolatry

[ ih-klee-zee-ol-uh-tree ]

/ ɪˌkli ziˈɒl ə tri /

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noun

excessive reverence for churchly forms and traditions.

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Origin of ecclesiolatry

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

OTHER WORDS FROM ecclesiolatry

ec·cle·si·ol·a·ter, noun

Words nearby ecclesiolatry

Ecclesiastical Commissioners, ecclesiastical court, ecclesiastical society, ecclesiasticism, Ecclesiasticus, ecclesiolatry, ecclesiology, Ecclestone, Ecclus., eccremocarpus, eccrine

British Dictionary definitions for ecclesiolatry

ecclesiolatry

/ (ɪˌkliːzɪˈɒlətrɪ) /

noun

obsessional devotion to ecclesiastical traditions

Derived forms of ecclesiolatry

ecclesiolater, noun

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