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Definition of hagiolatry in English: hagiolatrynoun ˌhaɡɪˈɒlətriˌhāɡē- mass noun1The worship of saints. Example sentencesExamples - In this country and in USA there is a distinguished tradition of hagiolatry of these scoundrels.
- Nevertheless, the ceremony is one of the most ancient blessings, just as the cult of the Baptist is very ancient in Catholic hagiolatry.
- The companion to media demonisation is the hagiolatry of Western leaders and apologetics for their crimes.
- It is calculated that more than 2,000 books have been published on him, but a great deal of it is hagiolatry, lacking critical rigour and dispassionate appraisal.
- But this kind of hagiolatry might spread the length and breadth of the continent with the appearance of further saints of this type.
- 1.1 Undue veneration of a famous person.
Example sentencesExamples - Writing on film is already trashy enough, already skewed by celebrity suck-up values and movie star hagiolatry.
- Most biographies of him have been exercises in hagiolatry, failing to mention his considerable weaknesses.
Rhymes bardolatry, iconolatry, idolatry Definition of hagiolatry in US English: hagiolatrynounˌhāɡē- 1The worship of saints. Example sentencesExamples - But this kind of hagiolatry might spread the length and breadth of the continent with the appearance of further saints of this type.
- The companion to media demonisation is the hagiolatry of Western leaders and apologetics for their crimes.
- It is calculated that more than 2,000 books have been published on him, but a great deal of it is hagiolatry, lacking critical rigour and dispassionate appraisal.
- Nevertheless, the ceremony is one of the most ancient blessings, just as the cult of the Baptist is very ancient in Catholic hagiolatry.
- In this country and in USA there is a distinguished tradition of hagiolatry of these scoundrels.
- 1.1 Undue veneration of a famous person.
Example sentencesExamples - Writing on film is already trashy enough, already skewed by celebrity suck-up values and movie star hagiolatry.
- Most biographies of him have been exercises in hagiolatry, failing to mention his considerable weaknesses.
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