bibliolatry
Excessive admiration for a bookExcessive admiration for a book.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable, usually)Excessive admiration for a book.
(uncountable, usually)Specifically, excessive reverence for, or worship of, the Bible or Qur'an, especially as taken literally.
the worship of the Bible
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From biblio- + -latry.From biblio- + -latry.
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Forms
plural: bibliolatries| Singular | bibliolatry |
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uncountable
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- the worship of the Bible:Bible-worship
Word family
4 related wordsRelatedbibliolatrous
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable