Mariolatry

== English == === Etymology === From Latin Marīa or English Mary (“the Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ”) +‎ -o- +‎ -latry, modelled after idolatry. The English word is cognate with French mariolâtrie, Italian mariolatria, Late Latin mariolatria. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌmɛːɹiˈɒlətɹi/, /ˌmæ-/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌmɛɹiˈɑlətɹi/ Hyphenation: Ma‧ri‧o‧la‧try === Noun === Mariolatry (countable and uncountable, plural Mariolatries) (Protestantism, derogatory) Adoration or veneration of the Virgin Mary to an extent regarded as inappropriate or even idolatrous. [from early 17th c.] Synonym: (obsolete, rare) Marianolatry ==== Alternative forms ==== Mariolatrie (obsolete, rare) Maryolatry ==== Hypernyms ==== parthenolatry (one sense, rare) ==== Derived terms ==== Mariolatrous ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== hyperdulia === References === === Further reading === Mary, mother of Jesus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Protestant views on Mary on Wikipedia.Wikipedia