Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hierolatry

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hi-ero-la-try
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The worship of saints

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Luther's obstinate adherence to the ubiquity the Body of Christ and his or rather its real presence in and with the bread was a sad furtherance to the advocates of Popish idolatry and hierolatry."

Etymology

From hiero- + -latry.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: hiero
Suffix: latry

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

hagiolatry

Questions

What does hierolatry mean?: The worship of saints
Where does hierolatry come from?: From hiero- + -latry.

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