ecclesiolatry

[ ih-klee-zee-ol-uh-tree ]
/ ɪˌkli ziˈɒl ə tri /

noun

excessive reverence for churchly forms and traditions.

Origin of ecclesiolatry

First recorded in 1840–50; ecclesi(a) + -o- + -latry

OTHER WORDS FROM ecclesiolatry

ec·cle·si·ol·a·ter, noun

Words nearby ecclesiolatry

ecclesiastical commissioners, ecclesiastical court, ecclesiastical society, ecclesiasticism, ecclesiasticus, ecclesiolatry, ecclesiology, ecclestone, ecclus., eccremocarpus, eccrine

British Dictionary definitions for ecclesiolatry

ecclesiolatry
/ (ɪˌkliːzɪˈɒlətrɪ) /

noun

obsessional devotion to ecclesiastical traditions

Derived forms of ecclesiolatry

ecclesiolater, noun