HIEROLATRY Definition & Meaning

hierolatry

[ hahy-uh-rol-uh-tree, hahy-rol- ]

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noun

worship or veneration of saints or sacred things.

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of hierolatry¹

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

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Example Sentences

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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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