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hierolatry

American  
[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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Luther's obstinate adherence to the ubiquity of the Body of Christ and his or rather its real presence in and with the bread was a sad furtherance to the advocates of Popish idolatry and hierolatry.

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