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hierolatry

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[hahy-uh-rol-uh-tree, hahy-rol-] / ˌhaɪ əˈrɒl ə tri, haɪˈrɒl- /

noun

  1. worship or veneration of saints or sacred things.


Etymology

Origin of hierolatry

First recorded in 1805–15; hiero- + -latry


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