hagiolatry

hag·i·ol·a·try

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [hag-ee-ol-uh-tree, hey-jee-]
- /ˌhæg iˈɒl ə tri, ˌheɪ dʒi-/
- /hˌadʒɪˈɒlətri/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hag-ee-ol-uh-tree, hey-jee-]
- /ˌhæg iˈɒl ə tri, ˌheɪ dʒi-/

Definitions of hagiolatry word

noun hagiolatry the worship of saints. 1
noun hagiolatry worship or veneration of saints 0

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Origin of hagiolatry

First appearance:

before 1800

One of the 42% newest English words

First recorded in 1800-10; hagio- + -latry

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Parts of speech for Hagiolatry

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Hagiolatry

hagiolatry popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

hagiolatry usage trend in Literature

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