Definition of bondieuserie in English:
bondieuserie
nounPlural bondieuseries bɔ̃djøzʀibɒnˈdjəːz(ə)ri
1A church ornament or devotional object, especially one of little artistic merit.
- 1.1mass noun Bondieuseries considered collectively.
Example sentencesExamples
- So many things become bondieuserie in the end - respectable and beautiful, but comical because they are such cliches.
Origin
1940s: from French, from bon 'good' + Dieu 'God'.