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ecclesiolatry|ɛˌkliːzɪˈɒlətrɪ| [f. as prec. + Gr. λατρεία worship.] Worship of the church; excessive reverence for church forms and traditions. So ecclesiˈolater [cf. idolater], one who is guilty of ‘ecclesiolatry’.
1847J. W. Donaldson Vindication of Protestant Princ. 26 The Anglican Ecclesiolatry of the Archbishop. Ibid. Pref. p. vii, With regard to the Ecclesiolaters. 1853Conybeare Ess. Eccles. & Soc. (1855) 161 If a champion of ecclesiolatry is qualified..to render good service to his partisans, etc. 1881Crawford in Ch. Bells 25 June 477/2 The uncompromising ecclesiolatry which many goodmen have..adopted as part of their religion. |