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ecclesiolatry
ec·cle·si·ol·a·try
/
ɪˌkli
ziˈɒl
ə
tri
/
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[
ih-klee-zee-
ol
-
uh
-tree
]
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noun
excessive reverence for churchly forms and traditions.
Origin:
1840–50;
ecclesi(a)
+
-o-
+
-latry
Related forms
ec·cle·si·ol·a·ter,
noun
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ecclesiolatry
(ɪˌkliːzɪˈɒlətrɪ)
—
n
obsessional devotion to ecclesiastical traditions
ecclesi'olater
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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given to using long words.
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language.
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