Marianism

[ mair-ee-uh-niz-uhm ]

noun

1. any religious system emphasizing worship of or devotion to the Virgin Mary.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Marianism¹

Marian + -ism

Example Sentences

Indeed, many Catholics look askance at one of the great symbols of Marianism�F�tima, the small Portuguese village near which three shepherd children claimed to have seen, on May 13, 1917, the first of several visions of Mary.

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The differences between Protestants and Roman Catholics are normally defined in terms of doctrine�papal in fallibility, Marianism, the nature of the church.

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A growing interest, on both the Protestant right and left, in practices and texts from Christianity's first 1,500 years has led to immersion in the habitual Marianism of the early and medieval church.

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"Right now Marianism is not a front-burner issue for people revising liturgy in major denominations," says Marian agitator Braaten.

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"Right now Marianism is not a front-burner issue for people revising liturgy in major denominations," says Marian agitator Braaten.

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