Mariolatry

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Mar·i·ol·a·try

M0110900 (mâr′ē-ŏl′ə-trē)n. Veneration of the Virgin Mary regarded as constituting idolatrous worship.
Mar′i·ol′a·ter n.Mar′i·ol′a·trous adj.

Mariolatry

(ˌmɛərɪˈɒlətrɪ) or

Maryolatry

n (Roman Catholic Church) derogatory exaggerated veneration of the Virgin Mary ˌMariˈolater, ˌMaryˈolater n ˌMariˈolatrous, ˌMaryˈolatrous adj

Mar•i•ol•a•try

(ˌmɛər iˈɒl ə tri)

n. extreme veneration of the Virgin Mary. [1605–15] Mar`i•ol′a•ter, n. Mar`i•ol′a•trous, adj.

Mariolatry

an excessive and proscribed veneration of the Virgin Mary. — Mariolater, n. — Mariolatrous, adj.See also: Mary
the cult of the Blessed Virgin Mary. — Mariolater, n. — Mariolatrous, adj.See also: Catholicism
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