Thaumatolatry

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Thaumatolatry \Thau`ma*tol"a*try\
     (th[add]`m[.a]*t[o^]l"[.a]*tr[y^]), n. [Gr. qay^ma,
     qay`matos, a wonder + latrei`a worship.]
     Worship or undue admiration of wonderful or miraculous
     things. [R.]
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           The thaumatolatry by which our theology has been
           debased for more than a century.         --Hare.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  thaumatolatry
       n : worship of miracles [syn: {miracle-worship}]