demonolatry

[ dee-muh-nol-uh-tree ]

noun

1. the worship of demons.

demonolatry

/ ˌdiːməˈnɒlətrɪ /

noun

1. the worship of demons

Other Words From

• demon·ola·trous adjective
• demon·ola·trous·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of demonolatry¹

First recorded in 1660–70; demono- + -latry

Word History and Origins

Origin of demonolatry¹

C17: see demon , -latry

Example Sentences

An outcome of the witchcraft of fetichism, demonolatry, though not necessarily identical with demoniacal possession, intimately associates itself with it as a part of its development.

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These were the outward symbols of demonolatry and superstition invented by scheming priests as the fabric of their sacerdotalism.

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And yet they have not abated one jot of their interest in and practice of their demonolatry.

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A more copious list can be given of the champions of orthodoxy and demonolatry; of whom it is sufficient to enumerate the more notorious names—Sprenger, Nider, Bodin, Del Rio, James VI.,

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Not infrequently the fear of the devil was transformed into indifference, and sometimes even into demonolatry.

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