Mariolatry

[ mair-ee-ol-uh-tree ]

/ ˌmɛər iˈɒl ə tri /

excessive (and proscribed) veneration of the Virgin Mary, especially in forms appropriate to God.

veneration of women.

Origin of Mariolatry

First recorded in 1605–15; Mary + -o- + -latry

Mar·i·ol·a·ter, noun Mar·i·ol·a·trous, adjective

It is significant that there is not a trace of Mariolatry in these tales and fables.

Rumanian Bird and Beast Stories |Anonymous
Max Elskamp is a poet who reminds one that Mariolatry is Minnesong.

Contemporary Belgian Poetry |Various
In 1278 some writings of his in praise of the Virgin were considered to trench too closely on Mariolatry.

A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume III |Henry Charles Lea
The era of Mariolatry had passed, so far as Nuremberg was concerned.

Durer |M. F. Sweetser

For all your mariolatry, you were full of "der Geist der stets verneint."

Musical Portraits |Paul Rosenfeld

Mariolatry

/ (ˌmɛərɪˈɒlətrɪ) /

derogatory exaggerated veneration of the Virgin Mary

Mariolater or Maryolater, noun Mariolatrous or Maryolatrous, adjective