Definition of hagiolatry in English:
hagiolatry
noun
1The worship of saints.
‘The companion to media demonisation is the hagiolatry of Western leaders and apologetics for their crimes.’- ‘In this country and in USA there is a distinguished tradition of hagiolatry of these scoundrels.’
- ‘But this kind of hagiolatry might spread the length and breadth of the continent with the appearance of further saints of this type.’
- ‘It is calculated that more than 2,000 books have been published on him, but a great deal of it is hagiolatry, lacking critical rigour and dispassionate appraisal.’
- ‘Nevertheless, the ceremony is one of the most ancient blessings, just as the cult of the Baptist is very ancient in Catholic hagiolatry.’
- 1.1Undue veneration of a famous person.‘Writing on film is already trashy enough, already skewed by celebrity suck-up values and movie star hagiolatry.’
- ‘Most biographies of him have been exercises in hagiolatry, failing to mention his considerable weaknesses.’
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