bibliolatry

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Past Christianity that supported slavery, Hitler, hyper-patriarchy, and bibliolatry is moving off stage.

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  1. noun Excessive adherence to a literal interpretation of the Bible.
  2. noun Extreme devotion to or concern with books.

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  • It's amazing that anyone still tries to defend Bishop Ussher's cramped chronology; but such are the hazards of bibliolatry. —  Kevin Smith
  • Past Christianity that supported slavery, Hitler, hyper-patriarchy, and bibliolatry is moving off stage. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • In other words, bibliolatry, the worship of a perfect book, was and is a real possibility for fallen human beings. —  Ben Witherington
  • For the Vedas, at least, were considered to be of divine authority, and their words, metres, and grammar were regarded with a superstitious awe, such as reminds us of what has been called the "bibliolatry" of the Jewish Rabbis. —  Pantheism, Its Story and Significance Religions Ancient and Modern
  • Specifically, it may be thought of as book worship or, in religious terms, bibliolatry. —  Debunking Christianity
 

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  1. from Greek βιβλίον, book, + λατρεία, worship. Cf. idolatry.
 

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/bɪblɪˈɑlətri/
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