ecclesiolatry

[ih-klee-zee-ol-uh-tree]

ec·cle·si·ol·a·try

[ih-klee-zee-ol-uh-tree]
noun
excessive reverence for churchly forms and traditions.

Origin:
1840–50; ecclesi(a) + -o- + -latry

ec·cle·si·ol·a·ter, noun
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Ecclesiolatry has a plethora of syllables.
So is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
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ecclesiolatry (ɪˌkliːzɪˈɒlətrɪ)
 
n
obsessional devotion to ecclesiastical traditions
 
ecclesi'olater
 
n

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