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bibliolatry|bɪblɪˈɒlətrɪ|
[f. biblio- + Gr. λατρεία worship.]
a. Extravagant admiration of a book.
b. Excessive reverence for the mere letter of the Bible. bibliˈolater [cf. idolater], one who entertains such excessive admiration or reverence. bibliˈolatrist = prec. bibliˈolatrous a., given to, or characterized by, bibliolatry.
a1763Byrom Bp. Glo'ster's Doctr. Grace, If to adore an image be idolatry, To deify a book is bibliolatry. 1826C. Robinson Diary (1869) II. 330 Coleridge had convinced him that he was a bibliolatrist. 1847De Quincey Protest. Wks. VIII. 110 They..charge upon us Bibliolatry, or a superstitious allegiance—an idolatrous homage—to the words, to the syllables, and to the very punctuation of the Bible. Ibid. 116 It leaves the dispute with the bibliolaters wholly untouched. Ibid. 135 Bibliolatrous madness. 1865Ellicott Destiny Creat. Pref. 6 Interpretations of scripture..narrow and bibliolatrous. |