hierolatry etymology

English word hierolatry comes from English -latry (Worship of.), English hiero- (Holy, sacred.)

Detailed word origin of hierolatry

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
-latry English (eng) Worship of.
hiero- English (eng) Holy, sacred.
hierolatry English (eng) The worship of saints.

Words with the same origin as hierolatry

Descendants of -latry
angelolatry autolatry bibliolatrist bibliolatry chronolatry cosmolatry demolatry epeolatry gynolatry heliolatry hoplolatry ideolatry idiolatry logolatry mechanolatry necrolatry numerolatry phytolatry plutolatry psycholatry pyrolatry thanatolatry theriolatry zoolatry
Descendants of hiero-
hiermartyr hierocracy hierocratic hierogamy hierogram hierology hieromancy hieromartyr hieroscopy hierourgy