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Oct 28, 2010

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Words made with combining forms

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ventriloquism
posology
onomancy
hagiolatry
misogamy

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with Anu Garg

hagiolatry

PRONUNCIATION:

(hag-ee-OL-uh-tree, hay-jee-)

MEANING:

noun:
1. The worship of saints.
2. Treating someone with undue reverence.

ETYMOLOGY:

From Greek hagio- (holy) + -latry (worship). First recorded use: 1808.

USAGE:

"To quote Constantino: Dr. Jose Rizal will still occupy a good position in our national pantheon even if we discard hagiolatry and subject him to a more mature historical evaluation."
John Nery; Falling for the American Trap; Philippine Daily Inquirer (Manila, Philippines); Jun 22, 2010.

See more usage examples of hagiolatry in Vocabulary.com's dictionary.

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

You can preach a better sermon with your life than with your lips. -Oliver Goldsmith, writer and physician (1730-1774)

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