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noun
Excessive admiration for a book.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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noun
Specifically, excessive reverence for, or worship of, the Bible or Qur'an, especially as taken literally.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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noun
Alternative letter-case form of bibliolatry (“the worship of the Bible”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, uncountable
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noun
the worship of the Bible
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Bible-worship
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Broader terms: idolatry, devotion, veneration, cultism
History
From biblio- + -latry.
Across languages
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