bibliolatry

[ bib-lee-ol-uh-tree ]

noun

1. excessive reverence for the Bible as literally interpreted.
2. extravagant devotion to or dependence upon books.

bibliolatry

/ ˌbɪblɪˈɒlətrɪ /

noun

1. excessive devotion to or reliance on the Bible
2. extreme fondness for books

Other Words From

• bibli·ola·ter bibli·ola·trist noun
• bibli·ola·trous adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of bibliolatry¹

First recorded in 1755–65; biblio- + -latry

Example Sentences

Yet deism deserves to be remembered as a strenuous protest against bibliolatry in every degree and against all traditionalism in theology.

From Project Gutenberg

Having emancipated myself from the thraldom of bibliolatry and priestcraft generally, it is my aim to examine what seems to be my duty as a man and an integer of society.

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The bibliolatry of colonial New England is expressed in William Bradford's resolve to study languages so that he could "see with his own eyes the ancient oracles of God in all their native beauty."

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It has been the home of rational religion for some years—of the religion of humanity—of religion purified from formalism, bibliolatry, and cant. 

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So far as Protestantism itself was concerned, it did not have in it, as a consequence of this bibliolatry, the intellectual vitality necessary to a true evolution.

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