hierolatry

hi·er·ol·a·try

[hahy-uh-rol-uh-tree, hahy-rol-]
noun
worship or veneration of saints or sacred things.
Compare hagiology.


Origin:
1805–15; hiero- + -latry

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hierolatry

noun
the worship of saints [syn: hagiolatry
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