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Mariolatry

[mair-ee-ol-uh-tree]
noun
  1. excessive (and proscribed) veneration of the Virgin Mary, especially in forms appropriate to God.
  2. veneration of women.
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Origin of Mariolatry

First recorded in 1605–15; Mary + -o- + -latry
Related formsMar·i·ol·a·ter, nounMar·i·ol·a·trous, adjective
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Examples from the Web for mariolatry

Historical Examples

  • It is significant that there is not a trace of Mariolatry in these tales and fables.

    Rumanian Bird and Beast Stories

    Anonymous

  • The era of Mariolatry had passed, so far as Nuremberg was concerned.

    Durer

    M. F. Sweetser

  • Max Elskamp is a poet who reminds one that Mariolatry is Minnesong.

  • For all your mariolatry, you were full of "der Geist der stets verneint."

    Musical Portraits

    Paul Rosenfeld

  • Associated words: mariolatry, mariolater, hyperdulia, Ave Maria.

    Putnam's Word Book

    Louis A. Flemming

British Dictionary definitions for mariolatry

Mariolatry

Maryolatry

noun
  1. derogatory exaggerated veneration of the Virgin Mary
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Derived FormsMariolater or Maryolater, nounMariolatrous or Maryolatrous, adjective
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Word Origin and History for mariolatry

Mariolatry

n.

"worship of the Virgin Mary," 1610s, from Mary + -latry, with connective element -o-.

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