Mariolatry

Mariolatry [mair-ee-ol-uh-tree] ExamplesWord Origin noun

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

Origin of Mariolatry First recorded in 1605–15; Mary + -o- + -latry Related formsMar·i·ol·a·ter, nounMar·i·ol·a·trous, adjective Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 Examples from the Web for mariolatry Historical Examples of mariolatry

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

Rumanian Bird and Beast Stories

Anonymous

The era of Mariolatry had passed, so far as Nuremberg was concerned.

Durer

M. F. Sweetser

Max Elskamp is a poet who reminds one that Mariolatry is Minnesong.

Contemporary Belgian Poetry

Various

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

Musical Portraits

Paul Rosenfeld

Associated words: mariolatry, mariolater, hyperdulia, Ave Maria.

Putnam’s Word Book

Louis A. Flemming

British Dictionary definitions for mariolatry Mariolatry Maryolatry noun

1. derogatory exaggerated veneration of the Virgin Mary

Derived FormsMariolater or Maryolater, nounMariolatrous or Maryolatrous, adjective Collins English Dictionary – Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Word Origin and History for mariolatry Mariolatry n.

“worship of the Virgin Mary,” 1610s, from Mary + -latry, with connective element -o-.

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