bondieuserien.
/bɒnˈdjəːzəri/ A collective term for church ornaments or devotional objects, esp. those of little artistic merit; an ornament or object of this kind.
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1941 ‘R. West’ Black Lamb & Grey Falcon I. 164 It is defaced by hideous bondieuseries of the modern Roman Catholic church.
1958 Times 22 May 13/2 The touched-up photographs..the sugary smiles on the plaster statues, all this bondieuserie has obscured the strength and simplicity of Thérèse Martin's character and doctrine.
1961 Encounter XVII. 32 The saccharine bondieuseries which desecrate almost every religious building one enters.
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