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单词 bibliolatry
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Definition of bibliolatry in US English:

bibliolatry

noun ˌbiblēˈälətrēˌbɪbliˈɑlətriˌbɪbliˈɑlətri
  • 1An excessive adherence to the literal interpretation of the Bible.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • A church member once accused me of bibliolatry.
    • They had committed what Saphir calls bibliolatry (making an idol of the Bible and its doctrines).
    • That leads to the sin of idolatry, the sin of bibliolatry and the Protestant danger of worshiping the text.
    • He resists bibliolatry, does not accept the doctrine of Calvin of a complete corrupt humanity, and never assumes to try to prove the existence of God, taking that for granted.
    • In fact if he was the arch-Protestant we believe him to have been, he might well have denounced excessive regard for beautiful language as bibliolatry.
    • Of course, we are not guilty of bibliolatry. It is not the paper and the ink that we worship, but the God revealed in the written Word.
    • These are really good questions and get to the heart of bibliolatry.
    • In so doing, he discloses, as a guide, a way to avoid the extremes of Puritan bibliolatry, without compromising the primary stature of the Bible.
    • The fact that the devil also knows the scriptures should give us some cause for concern over the popular bibliolatry of our age.
  • 2An excessive love of books.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • If her love of books is a tad over-the-top, she's suffering from bibliolatry.
    • Take me for example. I am a confirmed bibliophile, but I also have a strong respect for books that borders on bibliolatry.
    • There is a fine line between bibliophilia and bibliolatry. Bibliophiles love books, reading them, holding them, owning them. Bibliolaters don't just love books, they worship them.

Derivatives

  • bibliolatrous

  • adjective-ˈälətrəs
    • I live in a part of the country which is almost completely dominated by the bibliolatrous mindset.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • It has valued (though we are not a bibliolatrous - book-worshipping people) certain texts as texts of knowledge.
      • However, let me ask you this: How did Jesus answer the bibliolatrous folk of his day?
      • One thing is clear to me: If biblical studies is to survive in academia, it must move beyond its still religionist, Euroamerican, and bibliolatrous orientation and offer us a more convincing rationale for how it will benefit our broader world and not just faith communities.
      • I went against my bibliolatrous regard for the integrity of a book and started do all kinds of underlining and marginalia.
 
 

Definition of bibliolatry in US English:

bibliolatry

nounˌbiblēˈälətrēˌbɪbliˈɑlətri
  • 1An excessive adherence to the literal interpretation of the Bible.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • That leads to the sin of idolatry, the sin of bibliolatry and the Protestant danger of worshiping the text.
    • These are really good questions and get to the heart of bibliolatry.
    • They had committed what Saphir calls bibliolatry (making an idol of the Bible and its doctrines).
    • In so doing, he discloses, as a guide, a way to avoid the extremes of Puritan bibliolatry, without compromising the primary stature of the Bible.
    • The fact that the devil also knows the scriptures should give us some cause for concern over the popular bibliolatry of our age.
    • Of course, we are not guilty of bibliolatry. It is not the paper and the ink that we worship, but the God revealed in the written Word.
    • He resists bibliolatry, does not accept the doctrine of Calvin of a complete corrupt humanity, and never assumes to try to prove the existence of God, taking that for granted.
    • A church member once accused me of bibliolatry.
    • In fact if he was the arch-Protestant we believe him to have been, he might well have denounced excessive regard for beautiful language as bibliolatry.
  • 2An excessive love of books.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • If her love of books is a tad over-the-top, she's suffering from bibliolatry.
    • Take me for example. I am a confirmed bibliophile, but I also have a strong respect for books that borders on bibliolatry.
    • There is a fine line between bibliophilia and bibliolatry. Bibliophiles love books, reading them, holding them, owning them. Bibliolaters don't just love books, they worship them.
 
 
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