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HIEROLATRY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does hierolatry mean?
• HIEROLATRY (noun)
The noun HIEROLATRY has 1 sense:
1. the worship of saints
Familiarity information: HIEROLATRY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The worship of saints
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
hagiolatry; hierolatry
Hypernyms ("hierolatry" is a kind of...):
worship (the activity of worshipping)
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