单词 | hagiolater |
释义 | hagiolatern. 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. ΘΚΠ 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). < n.1872 |
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