-olatry, -latry, -olater-, -later, -olatress, -latress, -olatria, -olatrous, -latrous +
(Greek: worship; excessively, fanatically devoted to someone or something; “service paid to the gods”)
Yet, if he would, man cannot live all to this world. If not religious, he will be superstitious. If he worship not the true God, he will have his idols.
—Theodore Parker
demonolatry
The worship of demons; demon worship.
diabolatry, diabololatry
The worship of the Devil.
ecclesiolatry
1. Worship of a church group or excessive reverence for church forms, practices, and traditions.
2. Excessive devotion to a church or denomination.
epeolatry
The worship of words.
episcopolatry
The worship of bishops.
gastrolatry
The worship of one’s stomach.
geniolatry
Worship of genii (attendant godlings or spirits of a person or place; from Roman religious beliefs).
geolatry
The worship of the earth; earth worship.
grammatolatry
The worship of letters; adherence to every letter of the Scripture.
gyneolatry, gynaeolatry, gynolatry
The worship of women or a woman.
gyniolatry
Adoration of or excessive devotion to women; an adorer of women or a woman.
hagiolater
One who worships saints.
hagiolatrous
Given to worshiping saints.
hagiolatry
The worship of saints.
heliolatry
Worshiping, or an excessive devotion to, the sun.
Related religious-word units:
church;
dei-, div-;
ecclesi-;
fanati-;
hiero-;
idol-;
theo-;
zelo-.
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