Mariolatry
Americannoun
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excessive (and proscribed) veneration of the Virgin Mary, especially in forms appropriate to God.
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veneration of women.
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Origin of Mariolatry
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I do not quite understand why Chaucer must have 'passed through' this fit of devotion; as if he had Mariolatry like the measles.
From Gilbert Keith Chesterton by Maisie Ward
To her, until Mariolatry set in with full intensity, the name of Sant' Iago was a tower of strength.
From An Architect's Note-Book in Spain principally illustrating the domestic architecture of that country. by Matthew Digby Wyatt
Mariolatry is only the outgrowth of the seedling that lay dormant in Mary's heart, and is indigenous.
From True Woman, The A Series of Discourses by Justin D. Fulton
On the other hand it is undeniable that the later Mariolatry has one of its roots in the parallel between Eve and Mary.
From History of Dogma, Volume 2 (of 7) by Neil Buchanan
Of course the allegorical principle admitted of very various modifications, and readily adapted itself to new religious developments, such as the rise of Mariolatry.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" by Various
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