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单词 hagiolater
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hagiolatern.

Brit. /ˌhaɡɪˈɒlətə/, /ˌheɪdʒɪˈɒlətə/, U.S. /ˌhæɡiˈɑlədər/, /ˌheɪdʒiˈɑlədər/, /ˌheɪɡiˈɑlədər/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hagio- comb. form, -later comb. form.
Etymology: < hagio- comb. form + -later comb. form, after hagiolatry n. Compare earlier hagiolatrous adj.
A person who worships a saint or saints. In later use also (usually somewhat depreciative): someone who idealizes or idolizes a particular person or group of people.
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society > faith > aspects of faith > holiness > saint > [noun] > worship of > worshipper
hagiolater1872
1872 Q. Rev. Oct. 442 A hagiolater kneels beside the relics of his saint.
1919 Nation 29 Mar. 472 Literary hagiolaters, burning incense before a fancied shrine.
1999 C. Dexter Remorseful Day (2000) xxxvi. 207 Morse pushed a £1 coin into the slot in the wall behind St Anthony... Then, remembering that he'd doubled his investment, the reluctant hagiolater pushed in a second £1 coin.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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