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episcopolatry

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
epis-copo-la-try
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Excessive devotion to bishops or the institution of episcopacy.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos, “bishop”) + -latry, from Ancient Greek λατρεία (latreía, “worship”).

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Questions

What does episcopolatry mean?
Excessive devotion to bishops or the institution of episcopacy.
Where does episcopolatry come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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